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Table 5 Static lung volume equations for males and females (LEAD 2021)

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

 

Sex

Median (M)

Variability around the median (S)

Skewness (L)

TLC

male

exp( -0.9506 + 0.01358 * height + 0.1428 * ln(age) + mu-spline)

exp( -2.122—0.036 * ln(age) + sigma-spline)

1

 

female

exp( -9.509 + 2.121* ln(height) + 0.109* ln(age) + mu-spline)

exp( -2.0256—0.0712 * ln(age) + sigma-spline)

0.464

FRC

male

exp(-1.9725 + 0.0153 * height + 0.1537 * ln(age) + mu-spline)

exp(-2.0920 + 0.0981 * ln(age) + sigma-spline)

0.7562

 

female

exp(-2.02250 + 0.01494* height + 0.17902 * ln(age) + mu-spline)

exp(-1.98221 + 0.04072 * ln(age) + sigma-spline)

1

RV

male

exp(-2.2895 + 0.0122* height + 0.2502* ln(age) + mu-spline)

exp(-0.6544—0.2846* ln(age) + sigma-spline)

1.4778—0.3313 * ln(age)

 

female

exp( -2.3026 + 0.0123* height + 0.2516* ln(age) + mu-spline)

exp( -0.707—0.265 * ln(age) + sigma-spline)

1.685—0.369 * ln(age)

RV/TLC

male

exp(3.2352—0.0010 * height + 0.09698 * ln(age) + mu-spline)

exp(-0.8449—0.3138 * ln(age) + sigma-spline)

3.644—1.032 * ln(age)

 

female

exp (3.258—0.0012 * (height) + 0.131 * ln(age) + mu-spline)

exp(-0.9245—0.292* ln(age) + sigma-spline)

2.53—0.5187* ln(age)

IC

male

exp(-9.504 + 2.001* ln(height) + 0.111* ln(age) + mu-spline)

exp( -1.68196—0.03498* ln(age) + sigma-spline)

0.6339

 

female

exp(-8.5626 + 1.8228 * ln(height) + 0.0560 * ln(age) + mu-spline)

exp( -1.4862—0.09097 * ln(age) + sigma-spline)

0.7076

ERV

male

exp( -3.40565 + 0.01892 * height + 0.11655 * ln(age) + mu-spline)

exp( 0.3466—0.3694 * ln(age) + sigma-spline)

2.4951–0.4487 * ln(age)

 

female

exp( -3.26931 + 0.01919 * height + 0.03159 * ln(age) + mu-spline)

exp(-0.6865—0.0707 * ln(age) + sigma-spline)

0.7913

  1. Abbreviations: ERV expiratory reserve volume, FEV forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity, FRC functional residual capacity, IC inspiratory capacity, RV residual volume, TLC total lung capacity, Mu-Spline and sigma-Spline correspond to the age-varying coefficients, available as a look-up table in the online supplement