A “prudent” pattern was positively associated with FEV1 (men, adjusted coefficient 0.18 L, 95% CI 0.08–0.28 L; women, adjusted coefficient 0.08 L, 95% CI 0.00–0.16 L) and FVC (men, adjusted coefficient 0.03; 95% CI 0.00–0.05; women, adjusted coefficient 0.03; 95% CI 0.01–0.04) in both men and women.