Table 4.
Relationship between airway luminal cross-sectional area and forced vital capacity for subjects of varying body size
| Airway: | All Subjects | Men | Women | Airway: | All Subjects | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trachea | r = 0.73* | 0.38 | 0.51* | RMB | r = 0.76* | 0.48* | 0.49* |
| LMB | r = 0.67* | 0.30 | 0.59* | RUL | r = 0.64* | 0.34 | 0.26 |
| LUL | r = 0.53* | 0.43* | 0.44* | RB1 | r = 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.35 |
| LB1 + 2 | r = 0.57* | 0.33 | 0.54* | RB2 | r = 0.42* | 0.13 | 0.24 |
| LB1 | r = 0.26 | 0.08 | 0.05 | RB3 | r = 0.51* | 0.47* | 0.16 |
| LB2 | r = 0.28 | −0.06 | 0.32 | BRONINT | r = 0.66* | 0.27 | 0.42* |
| LB3 | r = 0.37 | 0.06 | 0.63* | RB4 + 5 | r = 0.36* | 0.22 | 0.52* |
| LB4 + 5 | r = 0.59* | 0.46* | −0.29 | RB4 | r = 0.50* | 0.45* | 0.38 |
| LB4 | r = 0.39* | 0.06 | 0.03 | RB5 | r = 0.50* | 0.47* | 0.47* |
| LB5 | r = 0.66* | 0.65* | −0.16 | RLL | r = 0.36* | 0.44* | 0.73* |
| LLB6 | r = 0.39* | 0.31 | 0.32 | RLL7 | r = 0.24 | −0.21 | 0.47* |
| LLB | r = 0.51* | 0.33 | 0.57* | RB6 | r = −0.02 | 0.28 | 0.01 |
| LB6 | r = 0.45* | 0.42* | 0.48* | RB7 | r = 0.45* | 0.40 | 0.30 |
| LB8 | r = 0.24 | 0.25 | −0.38 | RB8 | r = 0.29* | 0.26 | 0.34 |
| LB9 | r = 0.24 | 0.57* | 0.21 | RB9 | r = 0.48* | 0.33 | 0.17 |
| LB10 | r = 0.46* | 0.27 | 0.48* | RB10 | r = 0.46* | 0.18 | 0.34 |
Values are means ± SD.
*
Significant correlation (P < 0.05).