title: [Peak expiratory flow rate among Swiss boys and girls between 4 to 19 1/2 years of age domiciled in the Canton of Geneva in 1972].
abstract: Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was measured by means of a Wright peak flow meter on a sample of 2865 boys and 2712 girls selected at random in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland (resident population of Swiss children and adolescents aged 4-19 1/2 in 1972). Technique of measurements and statistical analysis are described with an aim at standardization. Expected percentiles of PEFR (50, 25, 10 and 2.5) versus standing height are presented in tabular form for boys and girls separately. Nomograms are given allowing graphical determination of expected PEFR percentiles in either sex for any given standing height.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005540:Forced Expiratory Flow Rates; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D012737:Sex Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013557:Switzerland
vernacular_title: Débit expiratoire de pointe chez des garçons et des filles suisses de 4 à 19 1/2 ans domicillés dans le canton de Genève en 1972