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Table 3 Associations of waist circumference (WC) and BMI measured at age 12 with FEV 1 , FVC and FEV 1 /FVC ratio separately for girls and boys

From: BMI, waist circumference at 8 and 12 years of age and FVC and FEV1 at 12 years of age; the PIAMA birth cohort study

 

FEV1

FVC

FEV1/FVC ratio

 

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

 

% difference

% difference

% difference

% difference

% difference

% difference

 

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

<10th percentile WC

−4.3 (−7.2, −1.4)

−2.9 (−5.9, 0.2)

−5.6 (−8.3, −2.7)

−5.6 (−8.3, −2.8)

1.1 (−0.4, 2.7)

2.3 (0.7, 4.0)

>90th percentile WC

1.7 (−1.2, 4.7)

−1.1 (−4.2, 2.1)

4.1 (1.2, 7.2)

2.2 (−0.7, 5.2)

−2.0 (−3.5, −0.5)

−2.6 (−4.2, −1.1)

<10th percentile BMI

−6.9 (−9.8, −4.0)

−5.2 (−8.2, −2.2)

−6.7 (−9.5, −3.8)

−7.1 (−9.8, −4.4)

−0.2 (−1.8, 1.4)

1.7 (0.0, 3.3)

>90th percentile BMI

2.7 (−0.3, 5.8)

−1.3 (−4.4, 1.9)

5.1 (2.0, 8.3)

1.5 (−1.4, 4.5)

−2.0 (−3.5, −0.5)

−2.3 (−3.9, −0.7)

Adjusted for confounders*

      

<10th percentile WC

−3.4 (−6.2, −0.4)

−3.0 (−6.1, 0.2)

−4.7 (−7.5, −1.8)

−5.6 (−8.3, −2.7)

1.2 (−0.4, 2.8)

2.2 (0.6, 3.9)

>90th percentile WC

1.0 (−2.0, 4.1)

−1.3 (−4.5, 1.9)

3.6 (0.6, 6.8)

1.9 (−1.0, 5.0)

−2.2 (−3.7, −0.7)

−2.7 (−4.2, −1.1)

<10th percentile BMI

−6.1 (−8.9, −3.1)

−5.1 (−8.2, −2.0)

−5.8 (−8.7, −2.9)

−6.9 (−9.7, −4.1)

−0.2 (−1.8, 1.4)

1.6 (−0.1, 3.3)

>90th percentile BMI

2.0 (−1.1, 5.2)

−1.3 (−4.4, 2.0)

4.6 (1.5, 7.9)

1.5 (−1.4, 4.6)

−2.2 (−3.8, −0.6)

−2.3 (−3.8, −0.6)

  1. The results are a percent difference in the lung function testing variables of the children in the lowest and the highest 10% of sd-score of waist circumference and BMI, compared with children who have a waist circumference or BMI sd-score between the 10th and 90th percentile. All analyses were adjusted for the child’s height and age.
  2. *Adjusted for pubertal development and maternal education level.
  3. Bold represents a statistically significant association.