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Table 3 GLI reference equations for spirometry in males and females of the LEAD cohort

From: Updated reference values for static lung volumes from a healthy population in Austria

 

Male ( n  = 2397)

Female ( n  = 2974)

Z–score

KS p -value

95% CI

% > ULN

% < LLN

Z–score

KS p -value

95% CI

% > ULN

% < LLN

(mean ± SD)

(mean ± SD)

FEV1

 total

-0.03 ± 0.97

0.024

[-0.07, -0.01]

4.26

4.71

0.07 ± 0.99

< 0.001

[0.04, 0.11]

6.15

3.97

 ≤ 18 years

0.13 ± 1.00

0.001

[0.06, 0.19]

6.39

4.00

0.19 ± 1.04

< 0.001

[0.13, 0.25]

9.14

3.77

 18–65 years

-0.19 ± 0.92

< 0.001

[-0.24, -0.14]

2.51

5.73

-0.09 ± 0.92

< 0.001

[-0.14, -0.04]

2.75

4.63

 > 65 years

0.24 ± 0.92

0.016

[0.11, 0.36]

5.56

1.52

0.51 ± 0.90

< 0.001

[0.40, 0.63]

11.81

0.84

FVC

 total

-0.02 ± 0.96

0.04

[-0.06, 0.02]

3.55

4.71

0.10 ± 0.96

< 0.001

[0.07, 0.14]

5.08

3.73

  ≤ 18 years

0.12 ± 1.00

0.001

[0.06, 0.18]

5.19

3.68

0.23 ± 1.02

< 0.001

[0.18, 0.29]

7.70

3.93

 18–65 years

-0.15 ± 0.92

< 0.001

[-0.20, -0.10]

1.96

5.88

-0.06 ± 0.90

< 0.001

[-0.11, -0.02]

2.48

4.09

  > 65 years

0.20 ± 0.91

0.008

[0.07, 0.33]

6.06

2.02

0.43 ± 0.81

 < 0.001

[0.32, 0.53]

7.59

0.42

FEV1/FVC

 total

-0.03 ± 0.98

0.002

[-0.07, 0.01]

4.92

4.63

-0.07 ± 0.97

< 0.001

[-0.10, -0.03]

5.52

4.84

  ≤ 18 years

0.01 ± 1.01

0.4

[-0.06, 0.07]

5.84

4.33

-0.11 ± 0.99

< 0.001

[-0.16, -0.05]

5.53

5.37

 18–65 years

-0.07 ± 1.00

 < 0.001

[-0.13, -0.02]

4.86

5.25

-0.05 ± 0.98

< 0.001

[-0.10, 0.00]

6.24

4.90

  > 65 years

0.03 ± 0.75

0.056

[-0.08, 0.14]

1.01

2.02

0.03 ± 0.74

0.003

[-0.07, 0.12]

0.84

1.69

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval of mean Z-scores, FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity, GLI Global Lung Function Initiative, KS Kolmogorov–Smirnov test for distribution of mean Z-scores, LLN lower limit of normal, ULN upper limit of normal