title: Spirometric prediction equations for male Italians 7-18 years of age.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parma
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Magliocchetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spagnolo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Monaco
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Migliorino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menotti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016014:Linear Models; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008450:Maximal Midexpiratory Flow Rate; D008954:Models, Biological; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012016:Reference Values; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013147:Spirometry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014797:Vital Capacity