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. 2012 May 21;10(1):7. doi: 10.1186/1617-9625-10-7

Table 5.

Forced vital capacity (FVC) and FVC% and the ratio FEV1to FVC (FEV1/FVC%) in healthy active workers

 
Males
Females
Age (years) Nonsmokers(n=78 306) Smokers(n=85 153) Nonsmokers(n=27 883) Smokers(n=31 499)
16–24
FEV1/FVC%
86.9(86.7–87.2)*
86.2 (86.0–86.4)
88.0 (87.6–88.5)*
86.9 (86.7–87.3)
FVC (l)
4.907 (4.885–4.930)
4.920 (4.902–4.937)
3.520 (3.481–3.538)
3.560 (3.539–3.581)
FVC%
96.0 (95.6–96.4)*
96.9 (96.6–97.3)
93.4 (92.7–94.0)
94.8 (94.3–95.3)
25–34
FEV1/FVC%
86.0 (85.9–86.1)*
85.3 (85.2–85.4)
87.2 (87.1–87.4)*
86.4 (86.3–86.6)
FVC (l)
4.873 (4.864–4.884)
4.875 (4.865–4.883)
3.540 (3.527–3.553)
3.563 (3.553–3.573)
FVC%
97.4 (97.7–98.0)
97.7 (97.6–97.9)
98.1 (97.8–98.4
98.3 (98.0–98.5)
35–44
FEV1/FVC%
85.6 (85.5–85.7)*
84.5 (84.4–84.6)
86.3 (86.1–86.5)*
85.1 (84.9–85.2)
FVC (l)
4.623 (4.613–4.633)
4.556 (4.547–4.565)
3.399 (3.386–3.412)
3.378 (3.367–3.389)
FVC%
98.8 (98.7–99.0)*
97.4 (97.2–97.6)
102.2 (101.8–102.5)
101.4 (101.1–101.7)
45–54
FEV1/FVC%
85.3 (85.2–85.4)*
83.2 (83.1–83.3)
85.9 (85.8–86.1)*
83.9 (83.7–84.1)
FVC( l)
4.224 (4.214–4.233)
4.088 (4.077–4.099)
3.075 (3.063–3.087)
3.036 (3.022–3.049)
FVC%
97.7 (97.5–97.9)*
94.9 (94.7–95.1)
102.8 (102.5–103.2)*
100.2 (99.7–100.6)
55–64
FEV1/FVC%
84.2 (84.1–84.4)*
81.6 (81.3–81.8)
85.5 (85.2–85.8)*
83.7 (83.2–84.2)
FVC (l)
3.746 (3.733–3.759)
3.588 (3.570–3.605)
2.710 (2.692–2.729)
2.654 (2.623–2.685)
FVC%
95.6 (95.3–95.9)*
91.6 (91.2–92.0)
101.8 (101.2–102.5)*
98.9 (97.8–100.0)
>64
FEV1/FVC%
83.4 (82.5–84.3)*
80.2 (78.3–82.2)
85.8 (84.0–87.6)
79.4 (71.8–86.9)
FVC (l)
3.230 (3.112–3.350)
3.480 (3.405–3.554)
2.396 (2.293–2.499)
2.350 (1.955–2.744)
FVC% 88.9 (85.6–92.2) 92.9 (91.2–94.6) 101.2 (97.2–105.1) 86.7 (79.9–93.6)

Values are means and 95% confidence intervals.

* Statistically significant differences between smokers and nonsmokers for males and females (t test for independent groups, with P < 0.001).

FVC(l):Forced vital capacity in liters.

FVC(%):Forced vital capacity expressed as a percentage respect to normal values..

FEV1: Forced volume in 1 second in liters.

FEV1/FVC%: The ratio of FEV1to FVC expressed as a percentage.