Table 5

Current or past household smoking by adults and lung function level, percentage change and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), Children's Health Study, 1993 (n = 3357)

Unadjusted for in utero exposure
% change (95% CI)
Adjusted for in utero exposure
% change (95% CI)
FEV1
 Mother−0.2  (−1.3 to 0.9) 0.2  (−1.1 to 1.6)
 Father−0.8 (−1.9 to 0.2)−0.8 (−1.8 to 0.2)
 Other 0.3 (−1.0 to 1.6) 0.4 (−0.9 to 1.6)
FVC
 Mother 0.6 (−0.5 to 1.6)−0.004 (−1.2 to 1.3)
 Father−1.1 (−2.1 to −0.1)−1.1 (−2.1 to −0.2)
 Other 0.2 (−0.9 to 1.4) 0.2 (−1.0 to 1.4)
PEFR
 Mother−1.7 (−3.2 to −0.1)−0.6 (−2.5 to 1.4)
 Father−1.4 (−2.9 to 0.1)−1.3 (−2.8 to 0.2)
 Other−0.2 (−2.1 to 1.6)−0.1 (−1.9 to 1.7)
MMEF
 Mother−2.7 (−5.1 to −0.2)−0.1 (−3.0 to 3.0)
 Father−0.1 (−2.5 to 2.3) 0.1 (−2.3 to 2.5)
 Other 1.7 (−1.1 to 4.6) 1.9 (−1.0 to 4.8)
FEF75
 Mother−2.7 (−5.9 to 0.6) 1.3 (−2.7 to 5.4)
 Father−0.3 (−3.1 to 3.1) 0.3 (−2.8 to 3.5)
 Other 1.7 (−2.0 to 5.6) 2.0 (−1.7 to 5.9)
  • Models are adjusted for community, grade, spirometer, technician, log (height), age, sex, race, weight and weight2, two way interactions of sex and grade with age, race, log (height), weight and weight2, and selected medical and household characteristics.

  • For definitions see table 3.