Spirometric Prediction Equations for Male Italians 7-18 Years of Age

The purpose of this study was to develop spirometric predictive equations (SPE) for forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and maximum midexpiratory flow (MMF25-75) derived from a large sample of healthy italian boys and male adolescents. We used the univariate an...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 1996-06, Vol.12 (3), p.263-277
Main Authors: Parma, A., Magliocchetti, N., Spagnolo, A., Di Monaco, A., Migliorino, M. R., Menotti, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Age groups
Anthropology. Demography
Anthropometric measurements
Biological and medical sciences
Body Height
Body mass index
Body Weight
Child
Children
Coefficients
Correlation coefficients
Forced Expiratory Volume
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Humans
Italy
Linear Models
Logistic Models
Male
Mathematical independent variables
Maximal Midexpiratory Flow Rate
Medical sciences
Models, Biological
Multivariate Analysis
Reference Values
Sampling Studies
Spirometry - statistics & numerical data
Variable coefficients
Vital Capacity
White people
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to develop spirometric predictive equations (SPE) for forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and maximum midexpiratory flow (MMF25-75) derived from a large sample of healthy italian boys and male adolescents. We used the univariate and multiple linear regression models and considered as independent variables age and the following anthropometric measurements: height, weight, chest circumference. The predictive power of multivariate models was slightly higher than that of the univariate model using height as independent variable for FVC, FEV1 and MMF25-75.
ISSN:0393-2990
1573-7284
DOI:10.1007/BF00145416