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Table 3 Lung function trajectories

From: Lung function trajectories in children with post-prematurity respiratory disease: identifying risk factors for abnormal growth

 

FEV1% predicted (%/year)

FVC % predicted (%/year)

FEV1/FVC (/year)

Overall

1.8 ± 5.8

2.7 ± 6.1

− 1.1 ± 3.7

Gender

 Male (ref)

1.8 ± 5.9

3.3 ± 5.9

− 0.5 ± 4.3

 Female

1.9 ± 5.8

2.2 ± 6.3

− 1.5 ± 3.3

Race

 Caucasian (ref)

2.7 ± 5.7

2.5 ± 6.4

− 0.46 ± 3.3

 Black

− 1.7 ± 5.9*

5 ± 6.4

− 2.9 ± 5.2

 Northeast Asian

− 6.9 ± 5.3*

3.3 ± NA

− 12 ± NA*

 Other

1.3 ± 3.6

1.8 ± 4.4

− 1.2 ± 1.4

BPD severity

 None/mild (ref)

2.9 ± 4.9

3.6 ± 6.8

0.11 ± 3.8

 Moderate/severe

1.3 ± 6.2

2.5 ± 6.1

− 1.8 ± 3.7

  1. Values represent mean increase ± s.d. *p < 0.05. Significance determined by univariate linear regression. BPD Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, severity defined by modified 2001 NHLBI consensus definition. NA listed for s.d. when only single result available
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Respiratory Research

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