Table 2 Mean lung function measures (standard deviation in parenthesis) by level of exposure to air pollution and smoking stratified by social class at birth in both cohorts, restricted to subjects with data on all measures included in subsequent regression models
1946 cohort1958 cohort
N (%)Mean FEV in ml (SD)Mean FVC in ml (SD)N (%)Mean FEV in ml (SD)Mean FVC in ml (SD)
Children of non manual workers11811796
Air pollution:
    Very low270 (23)2982 (709)3672 (916)665 (37)3452 (757)4351 (952)
    Low367 (31)3087 (680)3770 (851)306 (17)3394 (717)4298 (934)
    Moderate313 (26)3124 (668)3819 (905)622 (35)3416 (791)4353 (1022)
    High231 (20)3064 (693)3742 (900)203 (11)3302 (685)4222 (921)
Males:
    Never smoked204 (36)3610 (539)4422 (755)436 (48)3960 (605)4972 (803)
    Ex-smoker198 (35)3608 (585)4462 (749)314 (35)4029 (590)5119 (746)
    Current smoker169 (30)3384 (589)4143 (788)154 (17)3700 (596)4843 (714)
Females:
    Never smoked289 (47)2666 (434)3244 (582)480 (54)2899 (449)3638 (593)
    Ex-smoker165 (27)2698 (389)3217 (544)277 (31)2907 (434)3686 (600)
    Current smoker156 (26)2469 (465)3079 (564)135 (15)2753 (506)3595 (604)
Children of manual workers9864151
Air pollution:
    Very low145 (15)2984 (695)3621 (898)1436 (35)3302 (745)4162 (977)
    Low339 (34)2995 (687)3591 (867)873 (21)3226 (742)4091 (956)
    Moderate276 (28)2969 (698)3613 (899)1319 (32)3298 (752)4185 (985)
    High226 (23)2972 (647)3581 (845)523 (13)3195 (777)4089 (988)
Males:
    Never smoked145 (29)3588 (556)4233 (726)904 (44)3879 (605)4878 (793)
    Ex-smoker175 (36)3557 (521)4320 (745)603 (30)3818 (600)4850 (803)
    Current smoker173 (35)3226 (514)3973 (728)531 (26)3622 (621)4700 (819)
Females:
    Never smoked200 (41)2582 (364)3089 (519)944 (45)2822 (455)3516 (619)
    Ex-smoker129 (26)2589 (422)3097 (541)614 (29)2828 (463)3552 (601)
    Current smoker164 (33)2364 (463)2894 (602)555 (26)2604 (481)3381 (612)