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. 2016 Mar 19;2(1):22–27. doi: 10.1016/j.wjorl.2016.02.004

Table 3.

Reported NNO levels in healthy people and association with other factors.

Year First author Healthy people NNO levels in ppb NNO associated
2002 Colantonio D19 n = 20 740.9 ± 148.1
2002 Narang I20 n = 53 716
2003 Wodehouse T12 n = 16 759 ± 145.8
2005 Struben VM16 n = 340 449 ± 115 With age (<12 yrs), but not sex, passive smoking, or BMI
2007 Stark H9
n = 18 Winter 133.5 ± 29.7
n = 17 Summer 138.0 ± 47.6
n = 21 Autumn 121.0 ± 37.5
2008 Dressel H10
n = 19 7 AM–9 AM: 1505 ± 113
11 AM–1 PM: 1736 ± 109
1 PM–3 PM: 1730 ± 105
3 PM–5 PM: 1740 ± 95
5 PM–7PM: 1670 ± 103
11 AM–1 PM: 1736 ± 109
2009 Zhang L7 n = 80 819 ± 211 With age and gender, but not height or BMI
2010 Williamson PA15 n = 41 878.1 (807.0–955.6) ppb Without age, sex
2010 Kramer MF21 n = 11 1380 (988–2097)
2010 Piacentini GL17 n = 43 (cooperative) 396.9 ± 25.0 With age and weight, but not gender, height, or BMI
2011 Zhou H22 n = 35 303 ± 90
2011 Marthin JK13 n = 52 534 ± 30
2012 Leng YG8 n = 182 79 ± 35
2012 Lee KJ23 n = 34 276 ± 88
2012 Irander K24 n = 7 79 ± 33 No relationship with age, gender, height, BMI, measure time, or right-left side
2013 Marthin JK11 n = 21 MINO5, TB (nVC): 340 ± 23
n = 21 MINO2, TB (nVC): 752 ± 59
n = 8 NIOX MINO5, BH (VC): 603 ± 42
n = 21 NIOX FLEX, TB (nVC): 486 ± 34
n = 21 CLD 88 sp, TB (nVC): 499 ± 35
n = 21 NIOX FLEX, BH (VC): 890 ± 62
n = 21 CLD 88 sp1(VC): 799 ± 57

BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area; MINO5: sampling rate 5 ml/s; MINO2: sampling rate 2 ml/s; TB: tidal breathing; BH: breathing hold; nVC: on-velum closure; VC: velum closure; NIOX (Aerocrine AB, Solna, Sweden): NIOX (hand-hold), NIOX MINO Nasal(hand-hold), NIOX FLEX(stationary); CLD 88 sp and CLD 88 sp1 (ECO MEDICSH AG, Duernten, Switzerland).