Table 6 Relationship between dependent variables (FEV1, FVC, number of lung lobes, chest CT score, BSI, FACED and e-FACED) and selected characteristics. Coefficients and 95% confidence intervals (CI) calculated with univariate and multivariable linear regression models
Crude slopes(95% CI) | |||||||
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Independent variables | FEV1(%) Predicted value | FVC (%) Predicted value | Number of lung lobes | Chest CT score | BSI | FACED | e- FACED |
Gender(males vs females) | +  8.9 (− 5.3, +  23.2) | +  0.1 (− 13.2, +  13.3) | - 0.6 (−  1.4, +  0.2) | - 4.6 (−  10.3, +  1.0) | - 1.6 (− 4.0, +  0.7) | - 0.6 (−  1.2, +  0.05) | - 0.8 (−  1.9, +  0.3) |
Age(10 years) | - 5.4 (− 9.2, −  1.6) | - 5.1 (− 8.6, −  1.6) | +  0.4 (+  0.2, +  0.6) | +  2.9 (+  1.5, +  4.3) | +  0.9 (+  0.3, +  1.5) | +  0.2 (+  0.03, +  0.4) | +  0.4 (+  0.1, +  0.7) |
BMI(Kg/m2) | - 1.3 (− 2.9, +  0.3) | - 1.2 (−  2.7, +  0.4) | +  0.2 (+  0.1, +  0.2) | +  1.0 (+  0.4, +  1.5) | +  0.3 (+  0.1, +  0.6) | +  0.1 (+  0.03, +  0.2) | +  0.2 (+  0.1, +  0.3) |
PA colonization Yes (# 15) vs No (# 43) | - 4.6 (−  19.9, +  10.7) | - 2.0 (−  16.0, +  12.0) | +  1.0 (+  0.1, +  1.9) | +  7.9 (+  1.8, +  14.0) | +  4.2 (+  1.9, +  6.5) | +  1.3 (+  0.7, +  1.9) | +  1.7 (+  0.6, +  2.8) |
Exacerbations ≥ 2 (# 36) vs <  2 (# 22) | - 15.4 (−  30.3, −  0.5) | - 8,2 (−  22.6, +  6.1) | +  1.4 (+  0.7, +  2.6) | +  9.6 (+  4.2, +  15.0) | +  4.4 (+  2.3, +  6.6) | +  0.9 (+  0.2, +  1.5) | +  1.8 (+  0.7, +  2.8) |
                                                         Slopes adjusted for gender, age, BMI, PA colonization, and exacerbations(95% CI) | |||||||
Independent variables | FEV1(%) Predicted value | FVC (%)Predicted value | Number of lung lobes | Chest CT score | BSI | FACED | e- FACED |
Gender(males vs females) | +  10.4 (−  3.5, +  24.3) | +  1.0 (−  12.4, +  14.4) | - 0.7 (−  1.3, +  0.1) | - 4.9 (−  9.7, −  0.1) | - 0.9 (−  2.8, +  1.0) | - 0.4 (−  0.9, +  0.1) | - 0.5 (−  1.5, +  0.4) |
Age(10 years) | - 4.9 (−  9.7, −  0.2) | - 4.9 (−  9.4, −  0.4) | +  0.2 (0.00, +  0.4) | +  1.9 (+  0.2, +  3.6) | +  0.4 (−  0.3, +  1.1) | +  0.05 (−  0.1, +  0.2) | +  0.1 (−  0.2, +  0.4) |
BMI(Kg/m2) | - 0.1 (−  2.0, +  1.7) | +  0.03 (−  1.8, +  1.9) | +  0.1 (+  0.01, + 0.2) | +  0.4 (−  0.3, +  1.0) | +  0.1 (−  0.1, +  0.4) | +  0.1 (−  0.01, +  0.1) | +  0.1 (−  0.03, +  0.2) |
PA colonization Yes (# 15) vs No (# 43) | +  0.5 (−  14.1, +  15.1) | - 0.7 (−  14.6, +  13.3) | +  0.4 (−  0.4, +  1.1) | +  3.7 (−  1.7, +  9.1) | +  2.8 (+  0.6, +  4.9) | +  1.0 (+  0.4, +  1.6) | +  1.1 (0.0, +  2.1) |
Exacerbations ≥ 2 (# 36) vs <  2 (# 22) | - 10.4 (−  25.2, +  4.4) | - 4.7 (−  19.0, +  9.7) | +  0.7 (+  0.1, +  1.4) | +  5.2 (+  0.1, +  10.3) | +  2.9 (+  0.8, +  5.0) | +  0.4 (−  0.2, +  0.4) | +  1.1 (+ 0.1, + 2.1) |