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Published in final edited form as: Respir Med. 2021 Apr 30;183:106434. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106434

Table 3:

Subgroup analyses of association of obesity-related inflammatory pathways with lung function

Adiponectin Leptin Resistin IL-6 CRP HOMA-IR
beta s.e. p-value beta s.e. p-value beta s.e. p-value beta s.e. p-value beta s.e. p-value beta s.e. p-value
Without lung disease N=421
FEV1 0.05 0.77 0.95 −4.04 1.11 <0.0001 −0.30 0.81 0.71 −1.46 0.76 0.06 −1.76 0.81 0.03 −2.07 1.02 0.04
FVC 0.39 0.76 0.61 −3.50 1.11 0.002 −0.99 0.80 0.21 −1.36 0.75 0.07 −2.22 0.80 0.006 −2.10 1.03 0.04
FEV1/FVC −0.26 0.35 0.46 −0.46 0.52 0.38 0.72 0.37 0.05 −4E-4 0.35 0.99 0.68 0.37 0.07 −0.01 0.48 0.98
TLC 0.44 0.76 0.56 −5.16 1.02 <0.0001 0.31 0.81 0.70 −0.95 0.76 0.21 −1.29 0.81 0.11 −3.01 1.05 0.005
DLCO 0.11 1.10 0.92 −5.40 1.51 <0.0001 −1.76 1.18 0.14 −1.95 1.10 0.08 −2.53 1.18 0.03 −2.34 1.53 0.13
Restrictive lung disease N=98
FEV1 −3.12 2.04 0.13 −1.79 3.16 0.57 −0.13 1.59 0.93 −1.98 1.84 0.29 −3.76 1.99 0.62 −6.84 3.22 0.04
FVC −4.10 1.98 0.04 −0.77 3.1 0.80 0.13 1.56 0.93 −2.8 1.79 0.12 −3.04 1.96 0.13 −5.31 3.15 0.10
FEV1/FVC 1.47 1.10 0.19 −1.85 1.69 0.28 0.13 0.86 0.87 1.04 0.99 0.30 −0.77 1.09 0.48 −1.80 1.82 0.33
TLC −1.71 1.96 0.39 −5.09 3.00 0.10 0.87 1.54 0.57 −1.19 1.62 0.46 −1.72 1.79 0.34 −5.00 3.21 0.13
DLCO −0.76 1.94 0.69 −1.65 3.06 0.59 −1.94 1.56 0.22 −0.05 1.65 0.98 1.04 1.89 0.60 −3.03 3.28 0.36
COPD N=174
FEV1 0.37 1.95 0.85 −2.87 2.58 0.27 0.58 1.44 0.69 −5.51 1.54 <0.001 −3.98 1.67 0.02 −4.73 2.57 0.07
FVC 0.80 1.86 0.67 2.48 2.46 0.32 0.44 1.37 0.75 −5.01 1.47 0.001 −5.05 1.57 0.001 −4.75 2.46 0.06
FEV1/FVC −1.26 1.18 0.29 −1.10 1.57 0.48 0.61 0.87 0.49 −2.24 0.96 0.02 0.42 1.03 0.69 −0.63 1.55 0.69
TLC 1.20 2.27 0.60 −1.90 2.96 0.52 0.25 1.66 0.88 −1.71 1.76 0.33 −4.54 1.82 0.01 −3.81 2.79 0.18
DLCO −0.35 2.38 0.88 −0.96 3.11 0.76 −0.26 1.74 0.88 −1.16 1.87 0.54 −4.28 2.00 0.03 −2.73 2.87 0.34

Multivariable model adjusted for age, sex, smoking status, previous MI, heart failure, and BMI. Units indicate difference in % predicted PFT per 1-SD change in log-transformed biomarker.

Abbreviations: FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC, forced vital capacity; TLC, total lung capacity; DLCO, diffusion capacity of lungs for carbon monoxide; IL-6, interleukin-6; CRP, C-Reactive protein; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance