Table 3 Association between paternal age (continuous, per 5-year increase) and lung function, stratified by prenatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
From: Association of advanced paternal age with lung function at school age
Crude coefficient β (95% CI)a | Adjusted coefficient β (95% CI)a | |
|---|---|---|
Prenatal exposure to ETS ( n = 541) | ||
FVC (mL) | − 4.19 (− 22.97, 14.59) | − 7.39 (− 22.59, 7.81) |
FEV1 (mL) | − 11.60 (− 28.58, 5.37) | − 15.11 (− 29.06, − 1.16) * |
FEV1/FVC (%) | − 0.64 (− 1.14, − 0.13) * | − 0.77 (− 1.34, − 0.20) * |
FEF75 (mL/s) | − 22.70 (− 43.25, − 2.15) * | − 27.21 (− 49.28, − 5.15) * |
PEF (mL/s) | − 39.95 (− 88.94, 9.04) | − 50.95 (− 99.81, − 2.09) * |
FeNO (ppb) | 0.34 (− 0.82, 1.49) | 0.03 (− 1.28, 1.34) |
No prenatal exposure to ETS ( n = 789) | ||
FVC (mL) | − 5.97 (− 22.15, 10.21) | 2.33 (− 9.54, 14.20) |
FEV1 (mL) | − 7.79 (− 22.78, 7.19) | − 1.27 (− 12.38, 9.84) |
FEV1/FVC (%) | − 0.21 (− 0.64, 0.22) | − 0.33 (− 0.79, 0.14) |
FEF75 (mL/s) | − 18.52 (− 37.62, 0.57) | − 16.11 (− 35.12, 2.90) |
PEF (mL/s) | − 13.42 (− 56.35, 29.5) | 0.82 (− 39.22, 40.87) |
FeNO (ppb) | − 0.63 (− 2.02, 0.76) | − 0.70 (− 2.18, 0.78) |