Spirometric Reference Values from a Sample of the General U.S. Population

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• Personal Author:
  Fedan, Kathleen B. ; Hankinson, John L. ; Odencrantz JR
• Description:
  Spirometric reference values for Caucasians, African-Americans, and Mexican-Americans 8-80 yr of age were developed from 7,429 asymptomatic, lifelong nonsmoking participants in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). Spirometry examinations followed the 1987 American Thoracic Society recommendations, and the quality of the data was continuously monitored and maintained. Caucasians subjects had higher mean FVC and FEV1 values than did Mexican-American and African-American subjects across the entire age range. However, Caucasian and Mexican-American subjects had similar FVC and FEV1 values with respect to height, and African-American subjects had lower values. These differences may be partially due to differences in body build: observed Mexican-Americans were shorter than caucasian subjects of the same age, and African-Americans on average have a smaller trunk:leg ratio than do Caucasians. Reference values and lower limits of normal were derived using a piecewise polynomial model with age and height as predictors. These reference values encompass a wide age range for three race/ethnic groups and should prove useful for diagnostic and research purpose [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Lung-function Pulmonary-system-disorders Pulmonary-testing Race-factors
• ISSN:
  1073-449X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  179-187
• Volume:
  159
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000172
• Citation:
  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999 Jan; 159(1):179-187
• Contact Point Address:
  Kathleen B. Fedan, CDC\NIOSH\DRDS, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505- 2888
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:41f3772c4ac94763a7ad48ef2a0c1ecaf96f99136c67f481036423e5d73f76079c93c87106721fb022f2197df9e2eefa885e19816f34bb045b9fd2424d47c3f5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198173/cdc_198173_DS1.pdf
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