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. 2020 May 19;48:34. doi: 10.1186/s41182-020-00221-y

Table 2.

Spirometry results and COPD (n= 95)

Measure of lung function Median (IQR) or N (%)
FEV1, L 2.1 (1.7, 2.6)
 FEV1 ≥ 80% of predicted 36 (38%)
 FEV1 50–79% of predicted 47 (49%)
 FEV1 30–49% of predicted 12 (13%)
 FEV1 < 30% of predicted 0 (0%)
FEV1 percent predicted 74.9 (62.4, 88.9)
FVC, L 2.9 (2.4, 3.3)
FVC percent predicted 81.9 (69.0, 89.8)
FEV1/FVC ratio 0.78 (0.70, 0.83)
FEV1/FVC ratio percent predicted 93.5 (84.1, 101.7)
FEV1/FVC < LLN 29 (31%)
FEV1/FVC < 0.70 (COPD) 22 (23%)
 FEV1 ≥ 80% of predicted 0 (0%)
 FEV1 50–79% of predicted 12 (55%)
 FEV1 30–49% of predicted 10 (45%)
 FEV1 < 30% of predicted 0 (0%)

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, LLN lower limit of normal