Nutritional assessment and rehabilitation in children with bronchiectasis and childhood interstitial lung diseases: effects on pulmonary functions and clinical severity

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 7 Correlation between anthropometric measurements and spirometric measurements

Anthropometric measurements (pre)		FEV1% pre	FVC% pre	+FEV1/FVC pre	MEF 25‑75% pre
Wt. (kg)	R	0.410	0.371	0.115	0.212
Wt. (kg)	P	0.081	0.118	0.638	0.384
Ht. (cm)	R	0.010	−0.216	0.307	0.166
Ht. (cm)	P	0.967	0.373	0.202	0.498
Mid-arm circumference (cm)	R	0.323	0.403	−0.058	0.024
Mid-arm circumference (cm)	P	0.178	0.087	0.814	0.922
Triceps (mm)	R	0.368	0.196	0.284	0.345
Triceps (mm)	P	0.121	0.422	0.239	0.148
BMI (kg/m²)	R	0.351	0.465	−0.102	0.021
BMI (kg/m²)	P	0.141	0.045	0.677	0.932