Table 4

HRs (95% CI) for development of isolated IFG or IGT according to the quartiles of %FVC*or FEV1%†

IIIIIIIVp for trend
IFG
%FVC
 Model 11.00.85 (0.38 to 1.92)0.81 (0.36 to 1.791.96 (0.71 to 5.26)0.31
 Model 21.01.07 (0.48 to 2.39)1.35 (0.60 to 3.03)0.54 (0.20 to 1.49)0.32
 
FEV1/FVC
 Model 11.00.96 (0.42 to 2.17)1.20 (0.51 to 2.86)0.98 (0.43 to 2.27)0.95
 Model 21.00.99 (0.43 to 2.31)0.84 (0.35 to 2.00)1.04 (0.45 to 2.47)0.96
 
IGT
%FVC
 Model 11.01.96 (1.00 to 3.85)2.63 (1.27 to 5.56)3.03 (1.43 to 6.67)0.006
 Model 21.02.22 (1.02 to 3.88)2.26 (1.07 to 4.78)2.74 (1.26 to 5.98)0.02
 
FEV1/FVC
 Model 11.02.13 (0.96 to 4.76)1.67 (0.81 to 3.45)1.03 (0.54 to 1.96)0.15
 Model 21.02.09 (0.92 to 4.72)1.69 (0.81 to 3.52)1.11 (0.57 to 2.16)0.10
 
IFG or IGT
%FVC
 Model 11.02.13 (0.93 to 3.03)1.85 (1.03 to 3.57)2.63 (1.43 to 4.76)0.01
 Model 21.01.48 (0.89 to 2.44)1.38 (0.82 to 2.34)2.40 (1.30 to 4.44)0.04
 
FEV1/FVC
 Model 11.01.47 (0.84 to 2.56)1.47 (0.85 to 2.56)1.01 (0.61 to 1.69)0.32
 Model 21.01.47 (0.83 to 2.61)1.47 (0.84 to 2.56)1.09 (0.64 to 1.84)0.21
  • *%FVC quartile; I (highest group) (≥106.0%), II (96.6%≤%FVC<106.0%) III (88.1%≤%FVC<96.6%), IV (lowest group) (%FVC<88.1%).

  • †FEV1/FVC quartile; I (highest group) (≥85.0%), II (80.9%≤FEV1/FVC<85.0%), III (76.0%≤FEV1/FVC<80.9%), IV (lowest group) (FEV1/FVC<76.0%).

  • IGT, impaired glucose tolerance; IFG, increased fasting glucose.

  • Model 1 denotes crude model and model 2, adjusted for age, BMI, pack-year smoking and systolic BP.