title: Forced expiratory indices in normal Libyan men.
abstract: Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced expiratory ratio in the first second (FEV1% VC), forced expiratory flow between 200 and 1200 ml (FEF200-1200), and forced mid expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of FVC (FMF) were measured in 275 Libyan men ranging from 20 to 60 years. All values were lower with increasing age and, apart from FEV1% VC, were positively correlated with standing height. This study can be used as a source of reference for Libyan men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Dundee.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Shamssain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005540:Forced Expiratory Flow Rates; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008002:Libya; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014797:Vital Capacity