From: Rate of progression of CT-quantified emphysema in male current and ex-smokers: a follow-up study
Parameter | Effect size | p-value. | 95% CI of effect size | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lower bound | Upper bound | |||
center | ||||
UMCU | 1.01 | 0.619 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
UMCG (reference) | ||||
smoking group | ||||
current smoker | 0.60 | <0.001 | 0.56 | 0.64 |
quitted <1 year | 0.91 | 0.083 | 0.82 | 1.01 |
quitted ≥1 – <5 years | 0.99 | 0.868 | 0.92 | 1.07 |
quitted ≥5years (reference) | ||||
baseline GOLD stage | ||||
normal | 0.18 | 0.002 | 0.06 | 0.54 |
stage I | 0.28 | 0.022 | 0.09 | 0.83 |
stage II | 0.31 | 0.040 | 0.10 | 0.95 |
stage III | 0.47 | 0.183 | 0.15 | 1.43 |
stage IV (reference) | ||||
height (cm) | 1.01 | <0.001 | 1.07 | 1.01 |
Presence of respiratory symptoms | ||||
cough | 0.96 | 0.647 | 0.93 | 1.05 |
wheezing | 1.01 | 0.881 | 0.94 | 1.07 |
dyspnea | 0.99 | 0.773 | 0.94 | 1.05 |
mucus | 1.02 | 0.724 | 0.96 | 1.09 |
age at start study (years) | 1.02 | <0.001 | 1.01 | 1.02 |
packyears | 0.99 | <0.001 | 0.97 | 0.99 |
observation time | 1.07 | <0.001 | 1.06 | 1.09 |
observation time * smoking group | ||||
current smoker | 1.05 | <0.001 | 1.03 | 1.07 |
quitted <1 year | 0.99 | 0.799 | 0.97 | 1.02 |
quitted ≥1 – <5 years | 0.99 | 0.234 | 0.97 | 1.01 |
quitted ≥5years (reference) |