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. 2022 Apr 27;22:163. doi: 10.1186/s12890-022-01960-w

Table 5.

Adjusted comparisons of air trapping quantitative imaging parameters (n = 107)

Adjusted#
Difference in means 95% Confidence interval p-value
E/I TLV ratio
 Deployer vs control  0.11  0.16,  0.06  < 0.0001
 Definite vs control 0.11 0.16, −0.05 0.0006+
 Possible vs control 0.11 0.16, −0.06 0.0003+
 Definite vs possible 0.001 − 0.05, 0.05 1.00+
E/I MLD ratio
 Deployer vs control − 0.05 − 0.08, − 0.02 0.0008
 Definite vs control 0.05 0.09, −0.02 0.004+
 Possible vs control 0.05 0.08, −0.01 0.01+
 Definite vs possible − 0.008 − 0.04, 0.02 0.83+
LAA%-856 (%)
 Deployer vs control − 1.1 − 4.4, 2.2 0.51
 Definite vs control − 1.0 − 4.7, 2.7 0.86+
 Possible vs control − 1.2 − 4.7, 2.4 0.79+
 Definite vs possible 0.17 − 2.9, 3.3 0.99+

Bold values are statistically significant

#All measures were adjusted for sex, age, smoking pack-years, and body mass index. LAA%-950, Pi10, and LAA%-856 are also adjusted for total lung volume (inspiratory or expiratory as appropriate)

+Tukey p-value for multiple comparisons adjustment