Table 8 Relationship between emphysema and airway quantitative imaging analysis parameters and pulmonary function measurements among deployers
From: Quantitative imaging analysis detects subtle airway abnormalities in symptomatic military deployers
Variable | n | Estimated change βa [95% CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|
+ 1% LAA%-950 | + 1 mm Pi10 | ||
FEV1PP | 82 | − 0.4 [− 1.0, 0.2] | − 14.1 [− 19.6, − 8.5] |
FEV1/FVC | 82 | − 0.4 [− 0.7, − 0.05] | − 8.6 [− 11.5, − 5.7] |
RVPP | 76 | 0.4 [− 0.5, 1.3] | 11.6 [2.4, 20.9] |
RV/TLC | 76 | 0.2 [− 0.04, 0.4] | 1.7 [− 0.7, 4.2] |
DLCOPP | 75 | − 0.8 [− 1.8, 0.06] | 0.6 [-9.4, 10.7] |