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. 2014 Jan 28;11(2):1500–1519. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110201500

Table 2.

Sex-stratified comparative analysis of lung function measure among smokers without sedentary lifestyle vs. non-smokers with sedentary lifestyle.

Characteristics Model 1 Model 2
NSK-SL SK-NSL p NSK-SL SK-NSL p
Women
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) 2.08 ± 0.02 2.07 ± 0.03 0.7342 2.11 ± 0.02 2.05 ± 0.04 0.1932
Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 2.56 ± 0.03 2.57 ± 0.04 0.8300 2.59 ± 0.03 2.51 ± 0.05 0.1355
FEV1/FVC Ratio 81.6 ± 0.42 80.7 ± 0.68 0.2670 81.5 ± 0.46 81.6 ± 0.76 0.9269
FEV1% Predicted 92.5 ± 0.86 89.5 ± 1.40 0.0689 93.3 ± 0.92 88.6 ± 1.53 0.0102
FVC % Predicted 91.2 ± 0.89 89.1 ± 1.44 0.2028 92.1 ± 0.95 86.9 ± 1.58 0.0055
Airways Obstruction 1.00 0.59 (0.30,1.15) 0.1200 1.00 0.68 (0.32,1.48) 0.3328
Men
FEV1 2.85 ± 0.04 2.86 ± 0.05 0.9037 2.91 ± 0.05 2.89 ± 0.05 0.7679
FVC 3.56 ± 0.06 3.74 ± 0.06 0.0333 3.59 ± 0.06 3.71 ± 0.06 0.1543
FEV1/FVC 80.8 ± 0.68 76.6 ± 0.69 <0.0001 80.9 ± 0.71 78.1 ± 0.69 0.0048
FEV1% Predicted 90.2 ± 1.28 87.2 ± 1.29 0.1042 91.2 ± 1.37 87.5 ± 1.34 0.0641
FVC % Predicted 89.6 ± 1.43 90.2 ± 1.43 0.7942 89.2 ± 1.32 89.0 ± 1.29 0.9312
Airways Obstruction 1.00 1.21 (0.62, 2.34) 0.5744 1.00 1.46 (0.66, 3.24) 0.3471

Note: Model 1—Age-adjusted model; Model 2—Model 1 plus marital status, income, body mass index, alcohol consumption, prevalent hypertension, anti-hypertension medication, prevalent type 2 diabetes, anti-diabetic medication, smoking duration and inhalation pattern.