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. 2020 Oct;12(10):6379–6395. doi: 10.21037/jtd-19-crh-aq-007

Table 3. Multiple regression analyses of changes in children’s lung function associated with ADD of PM2.51.

Lung function Crude model Main model2 Model I3 Model II4
β5 (95% CI) P value β (95% CI) P value β (95% CI) P value β (95% CI) P value
FVC (mL) −27.08 (−32.41, −21.75) <0.0001 −14.87 (−22.86, -6.88) 0.0003 −12.06 (−21.15, −2.97) 0.0096 −10.49 (−20.47, −0.50) 0.0402
FEV1 (mL) −23.65 (−28.30, −19.00) <0.0001 −10.02 (−16.79, −3.25) 0.0039 −8.52 (−16.10, −0.94) 0.0281 −7.68 (−15.80, −0.44) 0.0386
PEF (mL/s) −31.16 (−44.04, −18.28) <0.0001 −0.90 (−22.94, 21.13) 0.9361 3.96 (−20.18, 28.11) 0.7478 2.74 (−23.66, 29.13) 0.8391
FEV1/FVC (%) 0.07 (−0.04, 0.18) 0.1885 0.23 (0.02, 0.44) 0.0355 0.19 (−0.05, 0.42) 0.1231 0.14 (−0.13, 0.40) 0.3105

1, table data: β (95% CI) P value, result variable: lung function variables, exposure variable: ADD of PM2.5, µg/kg-d; 2, main model adjust for: age, gender, weight, height; 3, model I adjust for: +Parental smoking, Sleep in own bed/room, Kitchen style, Cook fuel, Ventilation use, Heat in winter, Heat fuel, Air purifier, Keep pets, Mold, Air fresher, Parents` education and occupation, Children recent respiratory infections, Parental history of asthma, Pre-birth and Breast feeding; 4, model II adjust for: +Exercise-related variables: Sports activities, and Sweat after sports activities, and Nutrition-related variables: fruit, vegetable, dairy, high fat and high calorie products and fish intake frequency; 5, β, the estimated changes of lung function associated with ADD of PM2.5; CI, confidence interval.