Association between obesity and lung function in South African adolescents of African Ancestry

BMC Pediatrics

Table 4 Predictors of lung function parameters in children

Regression coefficient	HC	WC	WHR	WHtR	pBMI	TFM	TMM
FVC	0.013***	0.012***	-0.236	0.703*	0.004***	0.004*	0.03***
FEV₁	0.009***	0.009***	-0.284	0.382	0.003**	0.004*	0.023***
PEF	0.015**	0.017***	-1.036	-0.319	0.005**	0.003	0.061***
FEV₁/FVC	-0.001**	0.001**	0.025	0.088	-0.002*	0.001	-0.001
FEV_25-75	0.008	0.009***	-0.733	0.118	0.003**	0.005	0.023**

Legend: *significant difference at p < 0.05; **significant difference at p < 0.01; ***significant difference at p < 0.001. HC Hip circumference, WC Waist circumference, WHR Waist to hip ratio, TMM Total muscle mass, TFM Total fat mass, pBMI Body mass index percentile, WHtR Weight to height ratio, FEV_25-75 Forced expiratory volume 25–75% interquartile, FEV₁ Forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC Forced vital capacity, PEF Peak expiratory flow

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