Table 2

Lung function indices expressed as percentage of predicted value

Lung functionIndex cohort Mean (SD)Comparison group Mean (SD)Adjusted difference‡ between means
Mean expressed as percentage predicted for height, age, and gender.
‡Adjusted for smoking.
*p<0.001.
FVC109.5 (14.6)106.0 (12.2) 1.57 (−1.80 to + 4.96)
FEV194.9 (13.8) 96.5 (10.8) −2.45 (−5.5 to + 0.67)
FEF25–75%88.1 (25.6)100.5 (20.0)−12.42 (−18.30 to −6.55)*
FEV1/FVC (%)87.0 (9.04) 90.8 (6.4) −3.53 (−5.52 to −1.53)*