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Table 4 Post-bronchodilator lung function estimates correlated with traffic density within a 200 m buffer for all COPD subjects and by gender

From: Lung function reductions associated with motor vehicle density in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study

 

Post-bronchodilator lung function

 

Unadjusted unstandardized coefficients (95 % CI)

 

FEV1 % predicted

FVC % predicted

FEV1: FVC

All subjects

−0.05* (−0.09,−0.01)

−0.01 (−0.05, 0.03)

−0.02* (−0.04,−0.01)

 Males

−0.06* (−0.11,−0.01)

−0.03 (−0.07, 0.02)

−0.03* (−0.04,−0.01)

 Females

−0.02 (−0.11, 0.07)

−0.04 (−0.04, 0.13)

−0.01 (−0.04, 0.02)

Adjusted unstandardized coefficients (95 % CI)

All subjects

−0.05* (−0.09,−0.01)

−0.01 (−0.05, 0.04)

−0.03** (−0.04, 0.01)

 Males

−0.06** (−0.11,−0.02)

−0.03 (−0.07, 0.01)

−0.03** (−0.05,−0.01)

 Females

−0.003 (−0.01, 0.09)

−0.08# (−0.01, 0.17)

−0.02 (−0.05, 0.01)

  1. Adjusted models included age, current smoking, highest qualification, income, BMI, and SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD). **p < 0.01 *p < 0.05; #p < 0.1
  2. Coefficients represent the change in lung function for an increase per 1000 vehicles/24 h. Analysis was conducted using an interaction term between COPD (yes/no) and linear density of vehicles