Bronchodilator response cut-off points and FEV 0.75 reference values for spirometry in preschoolers

• Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 326 - 332
• Main Authors: Burity, Edjane Figueiredo, Pereira, Carlos Alberto de Castro, Jones, Marcus Herbert, Sayão, Larissa Bouwman, Andrade, Armèle Dornelas de, Britto, Murilo Carlos Amorim de
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Bronchodilator agents; Bronchodilator Agents - therapeutic use; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Forced Expiratory Flow Rates; Forced Expiratory Volume; Humans; Male; Original; Reference Values; Reproducibility of Results; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; Spirometry; Spirometry - standards; Surveys and Questionnaires; Spirometry; Espirometria; Valores de referência; Broncodilatadores; Pré-escolar; Child, preschool; Bronchodilator agents; Reference values

To determine the cut-off points for FEV1, FEV0.75, FEV0.5, and FEF25-75% bronchodilator responses in healthy preschool children and to generate reference values for FEV0.75. This was a cross-sectional community-based study involving children 3-5 years of age. Healthy preschool children were selected...