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. 2013 Oct 27;2013:526138. doi: 10.1155/2013/526138

Table 2.

Measured and predicted spirometric values (mL).

Males Measured Predicted δ
  Athletes, n = 156
FVC 5808 ± 81.9* 5252 ± 49.5* +555.9 ± 61.7
FEV1 4831 ± 58.9* 4396 ± 40.9* +434.8 ± 45.8
FEV1/FVC 83.69 ± 0.48* 82.07 ± 0.12* +1.6 ± 0.47
  Nonathletes, n = 113
FVC 4715 ± 70.0** 4856 ± 53.9** −141.2 ± 55.3
FEV1 3876 ± 58.4** 4006 ± 48.5** −129.9 ± 45.2
FEV1/FVC 82.8 ± 0.6* 80.6 ± 0.2* +2.2 ± 0.6
Females Measured Predicted δ
  Athletes, n = 95
FVC 4364 ± 70.8* 4008 ± 46.3* +355.9 ± 55.0
FEV1 3757 ± 57.3* 3484 ± 40.2* +273.4 ± 45.8
FEV1/FVC 86.34 ± 0.52* 83.73 ± 0.09* +2.6 ± 0.50
  Nonathletes, n = 122
FVC 3294 ± 62.1* 3157 ± 51.8* +137.0 ± 35.6
FEV1 2779 ± 54.8 2717 ± 48.2 +61.9 ± 32.9
FEV1/FVC 84.3 ± 0.6* 81.6 ± 0.2* +2.7 ± 0.6

FVC: forced vital capacity, FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second, m: measured, and pr: predicted according to ECSC equation. [10] *P < 0.0001, **P < 0.05.