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Re-Evaluating the Relationship Between Insulin Resistance and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence from NHANES and Mendelian Randomization.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2026
Jiang Na, Jin Qian, Xu Weihua, Huang Feihua
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Background and Purpose: Observational studies suggest an association between insulin resistance (IR) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but this link is susceptible to confounding and reverse causality. This study integrated cross-sectional analysis with Mendelian Randomization (MR) to systematically evaluate their potential causal relationship. Methods: Using NHANES data, we employed complex...
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