Table 3. Correlation between anthropometric indices and lung function in boys.
Variables | Period 1 | Period 2 | |||||||
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Correlation coefficient with FVC | P value | Correlation coefficient with FEV1 | P value | Correlation coefficient with FVC | P value | Correlation coefficient with FEV1 | P value | ||
Age, years | 0.751 | <0.001 | 0.739 | <0.001 | 0.444 | <0.001 | 0.479 | <0.001 | |
Weight, kg | 0.826 | <0.001 | 0.810 | <0.001 | 0.588 | <0.001 | 0.589 | <0.001 | |
Height, cm | 0.888 | <0.001 | 0.864 | <0.001 | 0.669 | <0.001 | 0.700 | <0.001 | |
BMI, kg/m2 | 0.469 | <0.001 | 0.472 | <0.001 | 0.365 | <0.001 | 0.345 | <0.001 |
BMI, body mass index; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in the first second.