title: Pulmonary function in normal children aged 11-15 years.
abstract: Prediction equations is forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEVi), maximum mid-expiratory flow rate (MMFR) and peak expiratory flow rate (PFR) have been derived from a study of 367 asymptomatic Caucasian and Coloured (mixed race) children, aged 11--15 years, who did not smoke. Significant ethnic differences were found in FEVi, FVC, FEVi/FVC, and MMFR/FVC, but not in MMRF or PFR. The practical and epidemiological value of these observations is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008450:Maximal Midexpiratory Flow Rate; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014797:Vital Capacity