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Table 4 Multivariate stepwise analysis of all participants with ΔFEV 1 /FVC as the dependent variables*

From: Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products and progression of airway disease

 

β

t test

p value

Age

-0.258

-4.295

<0.001

Baseline FEV1/FVC

-0.160

-2.494

0.013

Current smoking

-0.140

-2.466

0.014

Plasma sRAGE

0.134

2.364

0.019

  1. Δ: changes from baseline after 4 years; FEV 1 , Forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, Forced vital capacity; sRAGE, Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products.
  2. *(n = 295). The other independent variables included in the model were sex and BMI.