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. 2013 May 15;8(5):e63366. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063366

Table 5. Differences between observed values and predictions in lung healthy individuals.

Parameter Study Mean difference Mean difference, % mean squared difference Observed values above ULN / below LLN, %
Men (n = 154)
R5 present study 0.0106 3.86 0.0054 5.84
Newbury 0.0806 29.20 0.0125 16.23
Care Fusion -0.0293 -10.61 0.0072 1.30
R20 present study 0.0111 5.23 0.0034 4.55
Newbury 0.0031 1.48 0.0037 3.90
Care Fusion -0.0534 -25.24 0.0067 1.30
X5 present study 0.0003 -0.32 0.0009 3.90
Newbury -0.0199 21.35 0.0014 12.99
Care Fusion -0.0710 76.34 0.0061 0.65
Women (n = 243)
R5 present study -0.0029 -0.83 0.0061 4.12
Newbury -0.0210 -6.04 0.0075 0.00
Care Fusion -0.0584 -16.77 0.0105 0.00
R20 present study 0.0037 1.43 0.0037 5.35
Newbury -0.0460 -17.77 0.0060 0.00
Care Fusion -0.0875 -33.77 0.0117 0.00
X5 present study -0.0026 2.01 0.0017 4.53
Newbury 0.0098 -7.56 0.0021 1.23
Care Fusion -0.0292 22.61 0.0030 0.41

above upper limit of normal (ULN), below lower limit of normal (LLN).