Birth after preeclamptic pregnancies: association with allergic sensitization and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in late childhood; a historically matched cohort study

Table 4 Summary of linear regression analyses of lung function in late childhood in 395 Norwegian children according to mother’s preeclampsia status

Effects of maternal preeclampsia
	Fully adjusted^a)
	n	Mild/moderate preeclampsia			Severe preeclampsia
Outcome variable		b	95% CI	p	b	95% CI	p
FEV1%	381	0.57	(-1.86, 2.99)	0.647	1.27	(-2.95, 5.49)	0.555
FVC%	381	-1.47	(-4.36, 1.42)	0.317	-2.24	(-7.28, 2.79)	0.381
FEV1/FVC	381	1.28	(-0.35, 2.92)	0.124	2.79	(-0.06, 5.64)	0.055

Abbreviations: FEV1% forced expiratory volume in first second predicted, FVC% Forced vital capacity predicted, FEV1/FVC Ratio of actual FEV1 over FVC, n number of participants, b regression coefficient, CI confidence interval,
^a)Adjusted for gender, birth weight z-score adjusted for gestational age, being firstborn, Caesarean section, maternal age, maternal smoking during pregnancy, gestational age in weeks, maternal body mass index (kg/m²) and maternal asthma.

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