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

Table 6.

Parameter estimates from multiple linear regression analyses for emphysema and airway quantitative imaging measurements (n = 127)

Variable Comparison group or increase Parameter estimate [95% confidence interval] (p-value)*
Change in LAA%-950 (%) Change in Pi10 (mm)
Intercept − 4.7 [− 14.0, 4.5] 2.5 [1.7, 3.2]
Deployer Control

2.9 [0.2, 5.7]

(p = 0.04)

0.2 [− 0.03, 0.4]

(p = 0.09)

Male Female

− 0.4 [− 3.5, 2.6]

(p = 0.78)

0.03 [− 0.2, 0.3]

(p = 0.82)

Age  + 1 year

0.02 [− 0.09, 0.1]

(p = 0.72)

− 0.01 [− 0.02, − 0.002] (p = 0.02)
Smoking pack-years  + 1 pack-year

0.04 [− 0.04, 0.1]

(p = 0.35)

0.008 [0.002, 0.01] (p = 0.01)
BMI  + 1 kg/m2

− 0.07 [− 0.3, 0.1]

(p = 0.44)

0.02 [0.0003, 0.03] (p = 0.045)
TLV (inspiratory)  + 1 L

2.2 [1.3, 3.1]

(p < 0.0001)

− 0.07 [− 0.1, 0.004] (p = 0.07)

Bold values are statistically significant

*Results are the p-value from the F-test using a linear model with all covariates included at the same time