Clinical Study

Low Vital Capacity and Electrocardiographic ST-T Abnormalities in Asymptomatic Adults

Table 2

Odds ratio (95% CI) of lung function quartiles for ST-T abnormalities.

Q1 (highest)Q2Q3Q4 (lowest) for trend*

%PFVC, 412413414414
Model 111.19 (0.52–2.68)1.66 (0.77–3.55)2.95 (1.46–5.95)0.0007
Model 211.33 (0.59–3.03)1.83 (0.85–3.95)3.27 (1.60–6.69)0.0004
Model 311.30 (0.56–3.00)1.74 (0.79–3.81)2.59 (1.23–5.42) §0.006
Model 411.29 (0.56–2.97)1.74 (0.79–3.83)2.44 (1.16–5.14)§0.009
Model 511.29 (0.56–3.00)1.69 (0.77–3.73)2.42 (1.15–5.10)§0.01

%PFEV1, 412415414412
Model 110.67 (0.31–1.47)1.06 (0.53–2.13)1.87 (1.002–3.51)§0.02
Model 210.78 (0.36–1.72)1.35 (0.66–2.77)2.42 (1.23–4.75) §0.003
Model 310.76 (0.34–1.69)1.16 (0.56–2.42)2.09 (1.04–4.21)§0.02
Model 410.75 (0.34–1.69)1.10 (0.53–2.31)2.00 (0.99–4.0.4)0.02
Model 510.76 (0.34–1.70)1.13 (0.54–2.35)2.00 (0.99–4.06)0.02

FEV1/FVC, 412413416412
Model 111.41 (0.76–2.63)0.71 (0.34–1.46)0.94 (0.48–1.86)0.42
Model 211.38 (0.74–2.59)0.60 (0.28–1.26)0.74 (0.36–1.56)0.15
Model 311.56 (0.82–2.98)0.69 (0.32–1.48)0.94 (0.44–1.98)0.41
Model 411.52 (0.80–2.91)0.69 (0.32–1.49)0.94 (0.44–1.98)0.42
Model 511.55 (0.81–2.97)0.69 (0.32–1.50)0.93 (0.44–1.97)0.41

Data are expressed as odds ratio (95% confidence interval) with references of highest quartiles (Q1).
Model 1: unadjusted; Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, height, and current smoking (versus nonsmokers); Model 3: Model 2 plus adjustment for daily alcohol consumption (versus infrequent/no alcohol consumption), regular exercise (versus no regular exercise), waist circumference, log-transformed CRP, and self-reported past history of stroke; Model 4: Model 3 plus adjustment for diabetes; Model 5: Model 3 plus adjustment for MetS.
* P values correspond to tests for linear trends across quartile treated as a continuous value.
, § for each association.