Table 5.
Predicted pulmonary values from various studies in boys and girls of specified age, height and weight
| Study | FVC(I) | FEV1(I) | PEFR(l/s) | FEF50%(l/s) | MVV(l/min) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| Rosenthal et al | 2.82 | 2.17 | 2.36 | 1.91 | 497 | 4.27 | 3.09 | 2.71 | – | – |
| Shamssain | 2.29 | 1.88 | 1.82 | 1.59 | 3.82 | 2.92 | – | – | – | – |
| Chowgule et al | 2.54 | 1.94 | 2.26 | 1.77 | 5.40 | 4.33 | 3.16 | 2.87 | 80.9 | 82.8 |
| Vijayan et al | 2.59 | 2.05 | 2.24 | 1.79 | 5.11 | 3.64 | 2.48 | 2.32 | 94.0 | 68.0 |
| Rajkapoor et al | 1.63 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.37 | 3.845 | 3.633 | 2.44 | 2.77 | 59.94 | 58.60 |
| Present study | 2.16 | 1.80 | 1.95 | 1.66 | 3.3663 | 3.056 | 2.68 | 2.37 | 72.91 | 62.97 |
FVC: Forced vital capacity; FEV1: Timed vital capacity 1 second; PEFR: Peak expiratory flow rate;
FEF: Forced Expiratory Flow; MVV: Maximum voluntary ventilation