Table 5. Associations of self-reported milk intake with lung function.

	N	Unadjusted			Adjusted for age and sex			+smoking, alcohol and BMI
		Beta	SE	P	Beta	SE	P	Beta	SE	P
FEV1
Non-milk drinkers		0 (ref)			0 (ref)			0 (ref)
Milk-drinkers	327803	0.109	0.005	<0.001	0.016	0.004	<0.001	0.022	0.004	<0.001
Per glass of milk yesterday*	2068	0.135	0.024	<0.001	0.019	0.017	0.283	0.027	0.017	0.122
FVC
Non-milk drinkers		0 (ref)			0 (ref)			0 (ref)
Milk-drinkers	327803	0.139	0.007	<0.001	0.011	0.005	0.023	0.026	0.005	<0.001
Per glass of milk yesterday*	2068	0.184	0.031	<0.001	0.040	0.022	0.063	0.057	0.021	0.008

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC, forced vital capacity; SE, standard error.

^*Among those who reported to have a milk intake yesterday.