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. 2021 Jul;13(7):4574–4588. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-2232

Table 6. Sociodemographic and household variables and nutritional status in relation to girls’ lung function by period.

Variables Period 1 Period 2
FVC, mL FEV1, mL FVC, mL FEV1, mL
Mean (SD) P value Mean (SD) P value Mean (SD) P value Mean (SD) P value
Residential location
   Rural 2,581 (679) <0.001 2,208 (596) <0.001 1,855 (437) 0.466 1,665 (393) 0.792
   Urban 2,316 (603) 1,941 (529) 1,801 (414) 1,674 (388)
ETS
   No 2,285 (587) 0.039 1,930 (502) 0.062 1,838 (413) 0.745 1,648 (373) 0.797
   Yes 2,474 (662) 2,096 (588) 1,810 (410) 1,653 (387)
Sleep in own room
   Yes 2,653 (663) 0.001 2,262 (613) <0.001 1,897 (453) 0.023 1,732 (409) 0.005
   No 2,386 (640) 2,017 (557) 1,780 (399) 1,601 (362)
Sleep in own bed
   Yes 2,454 (671) 0.645 2,082 (597) 0.588 1,869 (444) 0.070 1,700 (397) 0.029
   No 2,422 (625) 2,044 (545) 1,783 (399) 1,602 (373)
Kitchen
   Open 2,411 (629) 0.340 2,036 (557) 0.190 1,826 (419) 0.516 1,656 (394) 0.449
   Separated 2,521 (710) 2,151 (623) 1,866 (454) 1,688 (388)
Coal fuel use
   No 2,548 (665) 0.135 2,190 (592) 0.048 1,843 (429) 0.625 1,672 (391) 0.580
   Yes 2,417 (648) 2,040 (571) 1,859 (446) 1,687 (402)
Ventilation use
   No 2,511 (750) 0.763 2,128 (646) 0.653 1,783 (336) 0.873 1,550 (100) 0.564
   Yes 2,430 (636) 2,057 (566) 1,840 (432) 1,669 (393)
Paternal occupation
   Nonmanual laborer 2,481 (661) 0.437 2,130 (579) 0.200 1,902 (451) 0.203 1,710 (441) 0.439
   Manual laborer 2,428 (650) 2,046 (576) 1,821 (424) 1,655 (375)
Maternal occupation
   Nonmanual laborer 2,512 (658) 0.233 2,133 (544) 0.143 1,868 (416) 0.320 1,683 (417) 0.624
   Manual laborer 2,421 (651) 2,049 (585) 1,828 (437) 1,661 (381)
Paternal education
   ~Senior high school 2,565 (512) 0.120 2,217 (465) 0.047 1,838 (431) 0.792 1,672 (390) 0.534
   Senior high school~ 2,430 (663) 2,054 (584) 1,841 (431) 1,663 (393)
Maternal education
   ~Senior high school 2,588 (561) 0.400 2,150 (546) 0.594 1,844 (416) 0.446 1,665 (380) 0.788
   Senior high school~ 2,438 (655) 2,065 (578) 1,835 (446) 1,670 (403)
Breast feeding
   No 2,232 (613) <0.001 1,894 (512) <0.001 1,860 (396) 0.584 1,691 (364) 0.473
   Yes 2,504 (652) 2,119 (586) 1,835 (440) 1,662 (398)
Stunting
   No 2,465 (647) <0.001 2,088 (572) <0.001 1,844 (426) 0.072 1,671 (388) 0.085
   Yes 1,758 (402) 1,462 (350) 1,552 (659) 1,452 (587)
Obesity
   No 2,437 (644) 0.796 2,065 (570) 0.905 1,801 (413) 0.006 1,644 (390) 0.084
   Overweight 2,465 (963) 1,991 (614) 2,046 (440) 1,797 (386)
   Obesity 2,733 (999) 2,283 (1043) 1,944 (507) 1,722 (386)

~Senior high school: below senior high school level; senior high school~: with/above senior high school. FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in the first second; SD, standard deviation.