Authors:
Hall, G. L.; Thompson, B. R.; Stanojevic, S.; ...; Swanney, M. P.
Authors notes:
Respirology. 2012;17(7):1150-1
Keywords:
lung function, reference value, spirometry
Abstract
We aimed to ascertain the fit of the European Respiratory Society Global Lung Initiative 2012 reference ranges to contemporary Australasian spirometric data.
Z-scores for spirometry from Caucasian subjects aged 4-80 years were calculated. The mean (SD) Z-scores were 0.23 (1.00) for forced expirtory volume in 1 s (FEV 1), 0.23 (1.00) for forced vital capacity (FVC), -0.03 (0.87) for FEV 1/FVC and 0.07 (0.95) for forced expiratory flows between 25% and 75% of FVC.
These results support the use of the Global Lung Initiative 2012 reference ranges to interpret spirometry in Caucasian Australasians.