Table A1.
Association with intra-test difference in pulmonary function after bronchodilator
Difference in FVC with BD | Difference in FEV1 with BD | |||||
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Predictors | Coefficient | 95% CI | p-value | Coefficient | 95% CI | p-value |
Age | −0.001 | −0.002 to 0 | 0.06 | −0.003 | −0.007 to 0.002 | 0.27 |
Male gender | 0.024 | 0.005 to 0.043 | 0.01 | −0.005 | −0.092 to 0.081 | 0.90 |
Smoking | 0.016 | −0.03 to 0.035 | 0.09 | −0.027 | −0.112 to 0.059 | 0.54 |
Asthma | −0.008 | −0.039 to 0.023 | 0.61 | −0.005 | −0.15 to 0.14 | 0.94 |
COPD | −0.001 | −.025 to 0.024 | 0.94 | −0.014 | −0.125 to 0.097 | 0.80 |
Bronchodilator | 0.003 | −0.016 to 0.022 | 0.74 | 0.012 | −0.073 to 0.098 | 0.77 |
ICS | −0.005 | −0.028 to 0.017 | 0.63 | 0.009 | −0.093 to 0.111 | 0.86 |
LTOT | 0.014 | −0.04 to 0.032 | 0.13 | −0.043 | −0.126 to 0.039 | 0.30 |
Cough | −0.012 | −0.048 to 0.024 | 0.51 | −0.032 | −0.138 to 0.074 | 0.55 |
Crackles | 0.019 | −0.027 to 0.065 | 0.83 | 0.017 | −0.197 to 0.23 | 0.87 |
Wheezing | 0.061 | 0.014 to 0.107 | 0.01 | 0.023 | −0.194 to 0.024 | 0.83 |
Abbreviations: BD, bronchodilators; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; ICS, inhaled corticosteroids; LTOT, long-term oxygen therapy.