Lung Function Abnormalities in Sickle Cell Anaemia

Table 2

Relationship between FEV1, FVC percentage predicted values, and anthropometric variables of participants using Spearman’s rank correlation analysis.

		Height; (n=144)	Weight; (n=142)	BMI; (n=139)	Age; (145)
FEV1 %Predicted	Spearman’s rank Correlation	0.089	0.271	0.243	0.071
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.287	0.001	0.004	0.397
FVC % Predicted	Spearman’s rank Correlation	0.041	0.187	0.177	0.108
	Sig. (2-tailed)	70.627	0.026	0.037	0.197