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. 2018 Oct 24;5(1):1533753. doi: 10.1080/20018525.2018.1533753

Table 5.

Association of explanatory factors with lung function decline from Max0-2.5 to follow-up in multiple linear regression.

Variable Estimate (∆ml) 95% Confidence Interval p-value
(Constant) −22.39 −69.16 to 24.39 0.346
Physical activity over 240 min/day 17.90 8.00 to 27.80 <0.001
Sex (female) 13.12 3.08 to 23.16 0.011
Age at follow-up −0.23 −0.59 to 0.13 0.209
BMI at follow-up −1.01 −2.02 to −0.01 0.048
Not a daily ICS user at follow-up 1.40 −10.15 to 12.95 0.811
Atopy −11.38 −21.72 to −1.04 0.031
Ever smoker at follow-up −1.97 −11.70 to 7.76 0.690

n = 173 (outliers: n = 7, missing data: n = 21), BMI: body mass index, ICS: inhaled corticosteroid.