Table 6

Joint effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and in utero exposure to maternal smoking on lung function level, percentage change and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), Children's Health Study, 1993 (n = 3357)

% Change (95% CI)
FEV1
 None
 ETS only−0.1 (−1.1 to 1.0)
 In utero only−0.1 (−2.8 to 2.6)
 In utero + ETS−1.1 (−3.9 to 2.0)
FVC
 None
 ETS only−0.5 (−1.4 to 0.5)
 In utero only 2.1 (−0.4 to 4.6)
 In utero + ETS−1.4 (−4.1 to 1.4)
PEFR
 None
 ETS only−0.3 (−1.8 to 1.2)
 In utero only 1.7 (−2.2 to 5.7)
 In utero + ETS−3.6 (−5.3 to −1.2)
MMEF
 None
 ETS only 0.2 (−2.1 to 2.6)
 In utero only−3.6 (−9.3 to 2.5)
 In utero + ETS−4.6 (−7.2 to 2.1)
FEF75
 None
 ETS only 0.7 (−2.3 to 3.8)
 In utero only−7.6 (−14.8 to 0.2)
 In utero + ETS−5.6 (−8.8 to −2.2)
  • For definitions see table 3.