Spirometric reference values for Malagasy adults aged 18–73 years

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 1046 - 1054
• Main Authors: Ratomaharo, Julia, Linares Perdomo, Olinto, Collingridge, Dave S., Andriamihaja, Rabezanahary, Hegewald, Matthew, Jensen, Robert L., Hankinson, John, Morris, Alan H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; African Americans - statistics & numerical data; Age Factors; Aged; Aging - physiology; Anthropometry; Cohort Studies; Developing Countries; European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data; Female; Forced Expiratory Volume - physiology; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Linear Models; Madagascar; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Predictive Value of Tests; Respiratory Mechanics - physiology; Sex Factors; Spirometry - methods; Young Adult; Madagascar

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) recommend that spirometry prediction equations be derived from samples of similar race/ethnicity. Malagasy prediction equations do not exist. The objectives of this study were to establish prediction equations for healthy Mal...