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Table 4 Effect of Childhood Pneumonia on Lung Function

From: Childhood pneumonia increases risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the COPDGene study

Ā 

Childhood Pneumonia

No Childhood Pneumonia

Impact of Childhood Pneumoniaa

Ā 

Nā€‰=ā€‰850 (8.4 %)

Nā€‰=ā€‰9245 (91.6 %)

Ī²

SE

p Valueb

FEV1 post-BD % predicted (SD)

69.1 % (25.7)

77.1 % (25.4)

āˆ’6.22

(0.88)

<0.001

FVC post-BD % predicted (SD)

82.7 % (18.6)

87.4 % (18.3)

āˆ’3.89

(0.65)

<0.001

FEV1/FVC post-BD (SD)

0.63 (0.17)

0.67 (0.16)

āˆ’0.02

(0.005)

<0.001c

  1. Abbreviations: FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in the first second; FVC forced vital capacity; post-BD post bronchodilator
  2. aEach row represents a separate regression model, beta coefficient (Ī²) and standard error (SE) for linear regression
  3. bCovariate used for all analysesā€‰=ā€‰pack yearscAdditional covariatesā€‰=ā€‰age at enrollmentā€‰+ā€‰genderā€‰+ā€‰raceā€‰+ā€‰height