Table 6

Mean (SE) FEV1 %predicted in relation to AAT quintile classes in current smokers †

Quintile classes of AAT (g/l)

Q0 (≤ 0.9)
 Q1 (≥0.9–<1.13)
 Q2 (≥1.13, <1.22)
 Q3 (≥1.22, <1.31)
 Q4 (≥1.31, <1.41)
 Q5 (≥1.41)
 ptrend from model not including Q0
Men (n)
 13
 105
 72
 109
 125
 114
FEV1 (% predicted), CRP adj.†
 95.1 (3.8)
 92.8 1.4)
 93.8 (1.7)
 93.4 (1.3)
 93.2 (1.2)
 95.4 (1.4)
 0.30
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj.*
 95.6 (3.8)
 93.3 (1.4)
 94.1 (1.7)
 93.8 (1.3)
 93.3 (1.2)
 94.3 (1.3)
 0.71








Men ≥15 cigs/day (n)
 6
 47
 33
 72
 72
 87
FEV1 (% predicted), CRP adj.†
 95.3 (5.7)
 89.3 (2.1)
 93.3 (2.5)
 91.2 (1.7)
 93.7 (1.6)
 95.5 (1.6)
 0.04
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj.*
 89.7 (2.1)
 89.7 (2.1)
 93.3 (2.5)
 91.4 (1.7)
 93.8 (1.7)
 94.9 (1.6)
 0.07








Men <15 cigs/day (n)
 7
 58
 39
 37
 53
 27
FEV1 (% predicted), CRP adj.†
 96.5 (5.0)
 96.0 (1.8)
 94.3 (2.2)
 96.6 (2.2)
 92.99 (1.9)
 94.1 (2.8)
 0.38
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj.*
 97.3 (2.2)
 96.7 (1.7)
 95.2 (2.2)
 97.0 (2.2)
 92.5 (1.9)
 91.1 (2.6)
 0.05








Women (n)
9
 36
 39
 69
 98
 166
FEV1 (% predicted), CRP adj.†
 98.6 (4.5)
 94.6 (2.3)
 96.8 (2.2)
 94.1 (1.6)
 95.9 (1.3)
 96.7 (1.1)
 0.24
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj.*
 98.6 (4.5)
 95.5 (2.3)
 92.2 (2.2)
 94.9 (1.6)
 96.4 (1.4)
 95.5 (1.1)
 0.99
Premenopausal (n)
 4
 21
 21
 32
 40
 81
FEV1 (% predicted), CRP adj.†
 98.8 (6.2)
 96.1 (2.7)
 95.4 (2.7)
 97.0 (2.2)
 100.2 (2.0)
 94.6 (1.4)
 0.71
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj.*
 98.8 (6.2)
 96.7 (2.7)
 95.3 (2.2)
 99.0 (1.9)
 101.0 (1.9)
 93.6 (1.4)
 0.64
Postmenopausal (n)
 5
 15
 18
 37
 58
 85
FEV1 (% predicted), CRP adj.†
 98.3 (6.4)
 91.7 (3.7)
 97.7 (3.4)
 92.4 (2.3)
 92.3 (1.8)
 99.2 (1.6)
 0.15
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj.*
 97.1 (6.6)
 93.7 (3.7)
 99.6 (3.4)
 93.5 (2.4)
 92.7 (1.9)
 97.7 (1.6)
 0.69








Postmenopausal, ≥ 15 cigs/day (n))
 4
 8
 7
 19
 31
 53
FEV1 (% predicted), CRP adj.†
 94.6 (8.3)
 84.7 (5.5)
 90.0 (6.0)
 87.9 (3.6)
 90.0 (2.7)
 96.3 (2.2)
 0.05
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj.*
 93.9 (8.5)
 87.4 (2.2)
 92.7 (6.2)
 88.1 (3.7)
 90.4 (2.9)
 95.1 (2.2)
 0.22








Postmenopausal, <15 cigs/day (n)
 1
 7
 11
 18
 27
 32
FEV1 (% predicted), CRP adj.†
 105.4 (12.3)
 100.2 (4.6)
 103.6 (3.8)
 98.4 (3.0)
 96.2 (2.3)
 102.3 (2.4)
 0.85
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj.*
 108.8 (12.6)
 100.2 (4.7)
 103.5 (3.8)
 99.1 (3.0)
 96.7 (2.3)
 101.3 (2.2)
 0.93

Senn et al. Respiratory Research 2008 9:35   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-9-35