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. 2007 Dec;62(12):1064–1068. doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.076877

Table 4 Longitudinal analyses of the association between decline in FEV1 from age 26 to 32 and CRP at age 26 and 32.

Outcome Predictor Covariates n Coefficient (95% CI) p Value
Fall in FEV1 (ml) Age 26 log‐CRP Sex, height 766 −3.30 (−25.1 to 18.5) 0.77
Sex, height, smoking*, asthma* 765 −2.55 (−24.4 to 19.3) 0.82
Age 32 log‐CRP Fall in FEV1 (litres) Sex, height 788 0.48 (0.25 to 0.71) <0.001
Sex, height, smoking*, asthma*, age 26 CRP 739 0.49 (0.26 to 0.71) <0.001

CRP, C‐reactive protein; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second.

CRP values were log transformed for analysis and are expressed as standard deviation scores. Analyses exclude women who were pregnant at either age. *Analyses adjusted for history of smoking between age 26 and 32 years and current asthma diagnosis at either age.