To estimate the PS, we used a logistic regression model with the following covariates: age at index date, sex, clinical history in the claim database (months between the first available claim and the index date), claims-based diabetes duration (months between the first diabetes-related claim, including the exemption code backfilled before 2011, and the index date, which is a proxy of real diabetes duration)
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The composition of the normal alveolus also includes alveolar macrophages (AMs), which provide host defense [4]
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