Reference spirometric values for healthy lifetime nonsmokers in Thailand

• Published in: Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand Vol. 83; no. 5; p. 457
• Main Authors: Dejsomritrutai, W, Nana, A, Maranetra, K N, Chuaychoo, B, Maneechotesuwan, K, Wongsurakiat, P, Chierakul, N, Charoenratanakul, S, Tscheikuna, J, Juengprasert, W, Suthamsmai, T, Naruman, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thailand 01.05.2000
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Status; Humans; Life Style; Linear Models; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Population Surveillance; Reference Values; Sex Factors; Smoking; Spirometry; Thailand; Thailand

The normal spirometric reference values for Thai people are still not yet available. The aim of this study was to establish standard spirometric equations for Thai people. Subjects 10 years of age and over were selected and their demographic distributions represented that of the population of the wh...