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. 2022 Jan 5;17:53–64. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S346051

Table 4.

Logistic Regression Analysis for the 1,500 Combinations of Case-Participants Divided by AAT Genotype

Pi*ZZ (n= 450) Pi*SZ (n=600) Pi*MZ (n=450)
OR, (95% CI) p-value OR, (95% CI) p-value OR, (95% CI) p-value
AAT serum level (g/l) 0.087 0.065
 1 vs 2 (<0.25 vs <0.50) 1.73 (0.92, 3.23) 2.38 (1.14, 4.97)
 2 vs 3 (<0.50 vs <0.57) 1.42 (0.82, 2.46)
Age (years) <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
 <30 vs 75 or more 16.25 (5.35, 49.35) 10.94 (5.14, 23.27) 34.45 (6.24, 190.18)
 <45 vs 75 or more 7.81 (2.97, 20.52) 5.26 (2.57, 10.77) 11.06 (2.23, 54.98)
 <60 vs 75 or more 7.74 (3.06, 19.55) 5.45 (2.83, 10.49) 2.70 (0.51, 14.26)
 <75 vs 75 or more 3.14 (1.20, 8.23) 5.31 (2.65, 10.62) 2.40 (0.44, 13.05)
FEV1 (%) <0.001 <0.001
 <30 vs 75 or more 1.43 (0.52, 3.91) 3.59 (1.68, 7.68)
 <45 vs 75 or more 5.04 (1.98, 12.81) 3.19 (1.54, 6.64)
 <60 vs 75 or more 5.48 (2.21, 13.55) 5.28 (2.60, 10.70)
 <75 vs 75 or more 2.13 (0.89, 5.11) 4.38 (2.00, 9.61)
FEV1 decline/year (mL) <0.001
 >150 vs 30 or less 4.51 (1.11, 18.37)
 >100 vs 30 or less 1.54 (0.50, 4.74)
 >50 vs 30 or less 2.60 (0.95, 7.11)
 >30 vs 30 or less 0.61 (0.22, 1.69)
DLCO (%) 0.007
 <25 vs 70 or more 0.29 (0.06, 1.44)
 <50 vs 70 or more 3.61 (1.04, 12.52)
 <60 vs 70 or more 2.43 (0.79, 7.53)
 <70 vs 70 or more 0.51 (0.11, 2.37)
DLCO(%) - decline/year 0.009
 >20 vs 5 or less 0.25 (0.03, 1.77)
 >15 vs 5 or less 0.62 (0.13, 2.96)
 >10 vs 5 or less 2.39 (0.58, 9.80)
 >5 vs 5 or less 2.35 (0.52, 10.55)
Emphysema on CT scan <0.001 <0.001
 Mild vs Absent 8.73 (3.19, 23.83) 2.34 (1.24, 4.41)
 Moderate vs Absent 5.71 (2.30, 4.16) 2.71 (1.52, 4.80)
 Severe vs Absent 8.98 (3.53, 22.88) 4.98 (2.69, 9.21)
 Very severe vs Absent 8.16 (2.88, 23.12) 6.34 (3.18, 12.63)
Symptoms (mMRC) 0.006
 1 vs 0 21.38 (2.44, 187.64)
 2 vs 0 11.87 (1.43, 98.44)
 3 vs 0 5.81 (0.64, 52.49)
 4 vs 0 3.12 (0.28, 34.09)

Abbreviations: Pi, proteinase inhibitor; AAT, alpha-1 antitrypsin; g, grams; L, liter; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; DLCO, diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; CT, computed tomography; mMRC, modified Medical research Council; mL, milliliter.