Table 2: Relationship between anthropometric variables and lung function parameters.
|
Variable |
FVC |
FEV1 |
FEV1/FVC |
PEFR |
|
|
BMI |
R |
0.116 |
0.175 |
0.022 |
0.127 |
|
p-value |
0.102 |
0.013* |
0.770 |
0.073 |
|
|
WC |
R |
0.246 |
0.250 |
-0.032 |
0.157 |
|
p-value |
0.000* |
0.000* |
0.647 |
0.025* |
|
|
HC |
R |
0.118 |
0.160 |
0.024 |
0.098 |
|
p-value |
0.096 |
0.023* |
0.731 |
0.166 |
|
|
WHR |
R |
0.283 |
0.221 |
-0.106 |
0.123 |
|
p-value |
0.000* |
0.002* |
0.134 |
0.080 |
|
|
CC |
R |
0.420 |
0.363 |
-0.086 |
0.236 |
|
p-value |
0.000* |
0.000* |
0.222 |
0.001* |
|
|
PBF |
R |
-0.223 |
-0.069 |
0.147 |
0.000 |
|
p-value |
0.001* |
0.326 |
0.037* |
0.996 |
|
*correlation is significant at P < 0.05
BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; HC: Hip circumference; WHR: Waist hip ratio; CC: Chest circumference; PBF: Percentage body fat; FVC: Forced vital capacity; FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in one second; PEFR: Peak expiratory flow rate