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. 2017 Sep 13;125(9):097010. doi: 10.1289/EHP849

Table 2.

Preintervention to postintervention mean changes [95% confidence interval (CI)]a within arm and within intervention, relative to placebo (n=114 participants).

Outcome Observations Within group change Placebo Change relative to placebo
Woodstove changeout Air filter Woodstove changeout Air Filter
PAQLQ            
 Overall 422 0.47 (0.04, 0.90) 0.22 (0.07, 0.52) 0.29 (0.01, 0.58) 0.18 (0.33, 0.69) 0.07 (0.47, 0.34)
 Symptoms 422 0.61 (0.13, 1.1) 0.19 (0.14, 0.52) 0.23 (0.09, 0.55) 0.38 (0.19, 0.95) 0.04 (0.49, 0.41)
 Limitation of Activity 422 0.61 (0.09, 1.1) 0.23 (0.12, 0.59) 0.48 (0.13, 0.82) 0.13 (0.48, 0.74) 0.24 (0.73, 0.24)
 Emotion 422 0.18 (0.25, 0.61) 0.24 (0.06, 0.53) 0.28 (0.01, 0.56) 0.10 (0.61, 0.41) 0.04 (0.44, 0.36)
Two-week spirometry monitoring            
 Evening FEV1 % predicted 406 0.09 (8.7, 8.5) 2.7 (8.7, 3.1) 3.0 (8.7, 2.6) 2.9 (7.3, 13) 0.24 (7.8, 8.3)
 Morning FEV1 % predicted 408 0.96 (7.8, 9.8) 3.4 (9.4, 2.7) 2.6 (8.4, 3.1) 3.6 (6.8, 14) 0.71 (8.9, 7.5)
 Evening PEF % predicted 407 0.07 (7.9, 8.0) 4.6 (10, 0.98) 7.0 (12, 1.7) 7.1 (2.3, 16) 2.4 (5.0, 9.9)
 Morning PEF % predicted 409 1.1 (6.9, 9.2) 3.3 (8.9, 2.3) 6.7 (12, 1.4) 7.8 (1.6, 17) 3.4 (4.1, 11)
 Diurnal PEF variability, % 404 0.8 (4.7, 3.0) 2.0 (4.7, 0.7) 2.2 (0.4, 4.7) 3.0 (7.6, 1.6) 4.1 (7.8, 0.4)

Note: FEV1, forced expiratory volume in the first second; PAQLQ, pediatric asthma quality of life; PEF, peak expiratory flow.

a

Adjusted for age and gender.