title: Lung function reference values in Iranian adolescents.
abstract: There is insufficient information about reference values for pulmonary volumes for Iranian populations. A study of lung function parameters was made on 302 non-smoking healthy Iranian students (152 male and 150 female). Lung function measures correlated strongly with height but not with body mass index. There were significant differences between some of the measured parameters and American Thoracic Society reference values for Caucasians (P < 0.05). Of note is the high functional residual capacity (110% higher) and low inspirational capacity (86% lower) in males compared with the reference values.
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis and Lung Research Centre, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran. ahmadyn@tbzmed.ac.ir
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmadial
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khamnei
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abedinzadeh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Najafi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent / Q000502:physiology*; D000886:Anthropometry; D018912:Arabs / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005540:Forced Expiratory Flow Rates / Q000502:physiology; D005652:Functional Residual Capacity / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007321:Inspiratory Reserve Volume / Q000502:physiology; D007492:Iran; D016014:Linear Models; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D010991:Plethysmography / Q000295:instrumentation; D012016:Reference Values; D012115:Residual Volume / Q000502:physiology; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013909:Thorax / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013990:Tidal Volume / Q000502:physiology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014797:Vital Capacity / Q000502:physiology; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data