Table 1.
Variable | Control (n=29) |
Exposure-to- secondhand- smoke (n=37) |
Smoker (n=23) |
P value | ||
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Ho2 | Ho3 Pairwise Comparison |
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Gender | 12M, 17F | 9M, 28F | 7M, 16F | 0.331 | ||
Age (yrs)1 | 57.3±9.0 | 58.9±8.3 | 61.0±8.3 | 0.324 | ||
Height (cm)1 | 168.4±8.1 | 164.4±8.6 | 167.6±8.4 | 0.135 | ||
Weight (kg)1 | 78.4±12.8 | 74.5±14.9 | 70.4±16.6 | 0.159 | ||
BMI1 | 27.5±3.2 | 27.5±4.9 | 25.0±5.6 | 0.148 | ||
FEV1%predicted1 | 98.7±9.1 | 98.6±11.7 | 77.0±25.1 | <0.001 | Cont vs. ESS Cont vs. Smok6 ESS vs. Smok |
0.981 <0.001 <0.001 |
FEV1/FVC1 | 78.5±4.1 | 77.7±4.3 | 64.2±15.2 | <0.001 | Cont vs. ESS Cont vs. Smok ESS vs Smok |
0.436 <0.001 <0.001 |
Values are mean±SD (standard deviation).
Ho: Null Hypothesis: Categorical: Homogenous proportions. Continuous: All means equal.
Ho: Null Hypothesis: Equal means.
Cont: Control.
ESS: Exposure-to-secondhand-smoke.
Smok: Smoker.