Table 3

Partial correlation coefficients of linear regression analyses between indices of lung function and nutrition after correction for sitting height (denoted by subscript “c”)

	Boys (n = 246)
	ln (FEV₁)_c	ln (FVC)_c	ln (PEFR)_c	ln (FEV₁)_c	ln (FVC)_c	ln (PEFR)_c
ln (weight)_c	0.453-150	0.443-150	0.383-150	0.453-150	0.453-150	0.173-150
ln (BMI)_c	0.253-150	0.253-150	0.173-150	0.253-150	0.243-150	0.06^†
ln (MUAC)_c	0.183-150	0.203-150	0.183-150	0.213-150	0.213-150	0.02^†
ln (SSCF)_c	0.05^†	0.06^†	0.11^†	0.223-150	0.183-150	0.13^†
ln (TSF)_c	0.05^†	0.07^†	0.01^†	0.183-150	0.15^†	0.08^†

↵3-150 p < 0.05 ;^†p > 0.05.
BMI, body mass index; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; SSCF, subscapular skinfold thickness; TSF, triceps skinfold thickness.