Table 3 Relationship between body composition and dynamic lung function measurements in males and females with asthma.
From: Relationship between body composition, inflammation and lung function in overweight and obese asthma
| Â | Males (n = 19) | Females (n = 24) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | FEV1 (L) | FVC (L) | FEV1/FVC (L) | FEV1 (L) | FVC (L) | FEV1/FVC (L) |
Weight (kg) | 0.035 | 0.030 | 0.057 | -0.239 | -0.402 | 0.140 |
Waist Circumference (cm) | -0.007 | -0.077 | 0.102 | -0.399 | -0.569** | 0.019 |
Fat Mass (g) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Total | 0.028 | -0.101 | 0.164 | -0.192 | -0.349 | 0.181 |
   Android | -0.018 | -0.187 | 0.162 | -0.155 | -0.330 | 0.163 |
   Gynoid | 0.081 | -0.028 | 0.145 | 0.148 | 0.090 | 0.255 |
   Thoracic | -0.014 | -0.128 | 0.119 | -0.119 | -0.323 | 0.219 |
   Arms | -0.092 | -0.172 | 0.038 | -0.535* | -0.753*** | 0.046 |
   Legs | 0.074 | 0.096 | 0.119 | -0.097 | -0.123 | 0.076 |
Lean Mass (g) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Total | 0.296 | 0.461 | 0.059 | -0.255 | -0.333 | -0.048 |
   Android | -0.165 | -0.098 | -0.361 | -0.229 | -0.259 | -0.100 |
   Gynoid | 0.124 | 0.244 | 0.026 | -0.063 | -0.128 | 0.050 |
   Thoracic | 0.169 | 0.397 | -0.067 | -0.186 | -0.271 | -0.011 |
   Arms | -0.283 | -0.137 | -0.342 | -0.341 | -0.501* | 0.011 |
   Legs | 0.377 | 0.498 | 0.143 | -0.314 | -0.350 | -0.130 |
%Fat | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Total | -0.099 | -0.270 | 0.122 | 0.000 | -0.101 | 0.227 |
   Android | 0.051 | -0.246 | 0.333 | 0.016 | -0.191 | 0.318 |
   Gynoid | 0.003 | -0.077 | 0.115 | 0.171 | 0.162 | 0.210 |
   Thoracic | -0.134 | -0.368 | 0.147 | 0.035 | -0.140 | 0.278 |
   Arms | 0.122 | -0.002 | 0.224 | -0.481* | -0.651*** | 0.036 |
   Legs | -0.071 | -0.076 | 0.006 | 0.061 | 0.082 | 0.118 |