Table 3.

Multiple linear regression between HDL cholesterol and pulmonary function

Variable	FVC, L		FEV1, L		Percent predicted FVC		Percent predicted FEV1
	β	p	β	p	β	p	β	p
Males (n = 318)
Model 1	−0.011	0.003	−0.009	0.005	−0.285	0.001	−0.247	0.001
Model 2	−0.008	0.039	−0.008	0.015	−0.172	0.024	−0.195	0.007
Model 3	−0.008	0.039	−0.008	0.014	−0.185	0.017	−0.209	0.004
Model 4	−0.010	0.028	−0.010	0.014	−0.192	0.036	−0.210	0.017
Model 5	−0.010	0.013	−0.010	0.013	−0.192	0.036	−0.209	0.017
Females (n = 326)
Model 1	−0.003	0.312	−0.002	0.429	−0.088	0.141	−0.071	0.328
Model 2	−0.001	0.604	−0.001	0.787	−0.034	0.556	−0.011	0.873
Model 3	−0.002	0.535	−0.001	0.693	−0.037	0.519	−0.017	0.809
Model 4	0.002	0.497	0.002	0.464	−0.036	0.597	−0.015	0.858
Model 5	0.001	0.636	0.002	0.445	−0.046	0.499	−0.005	0.952

Model 1: unadjusted

Model 2: adjusted for age, height, and weight

Model 3: adjusted for age, height, weight, alcohol drinking, smoking, and exercise

Model 4: adjusted for age, height, weight, alcohol drinking, smoking, exercise, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, and triglycerides

Model 5: adjusted for age, height, weight, alcohol drinking, smoking, exercise, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, and triglycerides, and monthly household income

Abbreviations: FVC forced vital capacity, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in one second