title: The Global Lung Initiative 2012 reference values reflect contemporary Australasian spirometry.
abstract: We aimed to ascertain the fit of the European Respiratory Society Global Lung Initiative 2012 reference ranges to contemporary Australasian spirometric data. Z-scores for spirometry from Caucasian subjects aged 4-80 years were calculated. The mean (SD) Z-scores were 0.23 (1.00) for forced expirtory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)), 0.23 (1.00) for forced vital capacity (FVC), -0.03 (0.87) for FEV(1)/FVC and 0.07 (0.95) for forced expiratory flows between 25% and 75% of FVC. These results support the use of the Global Lung Initiative 2012 reference ranges to interpret spirometry in Caucasian Australasians.
authors: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. grahamh@ichr.uwa.edu.au
authors: Graham L
authors: GL
authors: Hall
authors: Bruce R
authors: BR
authors: Thompson
authors: Sanja
authors: S
authors: Stanojevic
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Abramson
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Beasley
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Coates
authors: Annette
authors: A
authors: Dent
authors: Brenton
authors: B
authors: Eckert
authors: Alan
authors: A
authors: James
authors: Sue
authors: S
authors: Filsell
authors: A W Bill
authors: AW
authors: Musk
authors: Gary
authors: G
authors: Nolan
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Dixon
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: O'Dea
authors: Jenni
authors: J
authors: Savage
authors: Janet
authors: J
authors: Stocks
authors: Maureen P
authors: MP
authors: Swanney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D013147:Spirometry / Q000379:methods*; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult