Association of clinical variables and lung function parameters in 185 preterm infants.

1The table gives all clinical parameters (exposure) that showed a significant association (p-value<0.05) with the any of the respective lung function values (outcome) adjusted for all other variables in the model, as shown in the table.
Results were unchanged if further adjusted for maternal smoking during pregnancy, a factor known to influence both lung function and control of breathing. Due to low numbers, in our cohort, maternal smoking during pregnancy alone was not associated with any of the lung function outcomes.
2The adjusted R-square values, indicating how much of the variability of the outcome is explained by the parameters in the model for the respective lung function parameters are as follows: FRC 34%; LCI 3%; Tidal volume 39%; Respiratory rate 15% and tPTEF/tE 14%.
3The change of units of the respective lung function parameter by the following change of the clinical variables is given: per kg higher body weight at the time of the study; per cm higher body length at the time of the study; per week post-conceptional age; per day of supplementary oxygen; per day of CPAP.