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. 2010 Sep 1;11(1):120. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-11-120

Table 3.

Values for the 95% probability interval for % fall in FEV1 and AUC, highest % fall in FEV1, the associated AUC, mean % fall FEV1 and the SD of the difference between two tests shown for Groups and for different NAEPP values.

%Fall FEV1 AUC % fall FEV1 min-1 mean ± SD Highest
% Fall FEV1
mean ± SD AUC % fall FEV1 min-1 Mean
% fall FEV1 two tests
SD difference
two tests
% fall FEV1
Whole Group
n = 373
± 10.8% ± 259% 10.95% ± 9.4 -221% ± 221 8.2 7.6

Adults
n = 278
± 9.7% ± 251% 10.4% ± 8.9 -212% ± 214 7.9 6.9

Children
n = 95
± 13.4% ± 279% 12.6% ± 10.5 -249% ± 239 9.3 9.5

2 tests ≥ 10%
n = 72
± 14.6% ± 373% 24.7% ± 9.7 -525% ± 245 20.8 10.3

2 tests ≥ 15%
n = 34
± 12.2% ± 411% 29.4 ± 8.5 -613% ± 259 25.9 8.6

2 tests ≥ 20%
n = 19
± 14.3 ± 470% 34.0 ± 8.2 -707% ± 246 30.1 10.1

1 test ≥ 10%
n = 89
± 15.7 ± 370% 14.3 ± 4.8 -289% ± 151 9.4 11.1

2 tests <10%
n = 212
± 5.2% ± 117% 4.9% ± 2.9 -89% ± 75 3.5 3.7

2 tests < 15%
n = 288
± 7.1% ± 168% 6.8% ± 4.2 -132% ± 107 4.9 5.0

NAEPP Scores

NAEPP = 1
n = 309
±10.7% ± 252% 10.7% ± 9.2 -206% ± 211 8.1 7.5

NAEPP > 1
n = 64
± 11.4% ± 289% 12.0% ± 10.1 -249% ± 248 9.1 8.1

NAEPP = 2
n = 48
± 10.3% ± 284% 10.3% ± 8.9 -228% ± 252 7.8 7.3

NAEPP = 3
n = 16
± 14.6% ± 312% 17.1 ± 11.8 -313% ± 235 12.9 10.3