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Table 3 Five-year changes of FEV1 (ml) and FVC (ml) in males and females per one standard deviation increase of BMI from baseline to follow-up, according to asthma status at baseline

From: The longitudinal relationship of changes of adiposity to changes in pulmonary function and risk of asthma in a general adult population

  

Males

Females

  

Est

Se

p

Est

Se

p

FEV1

Asthma

−96.4

16.7

<.001

−10.7

10.8

0.32

 

Non-asthma

−75.6

7.0

<.001

−29.1

5.2

<.001

FVC

Asthma

−109.7

24.4

<.001

−15.0

15.8

0.34

 

Non-asthma

−115.0

11.0

<.001

−37.3

8.1

<.001

  1. All models fitted with BMI-gender interaction (all interactions significant, p ≤ .001) and adjusted for age, atopy, and smoking (pack years). BMI, body mass index; Est, beta-estimate; Se, standard error; ml, milliliter; p, p-value for Est.
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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