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Article: Changes in the FEV1/FVC ratio during childhood and adolescence: An intercontinental study

TitleChanges in the FEV1/FVC ratio during childhood and adolescence: An intercontinental study
Authors
KeywordsEthnicity
Growth and development
Lung volume measurements
Sitting height
Thorax
Issue Date2010
PublisherEuropean Respiratory Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://erj.ersjournals.com
Citation
European Respiratory Journal, 2010, v. 36 n. 6, p. 1391-1399 How to Cite?
AbstractIn children, the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC) is reportedly constant or falls linearly with age, whereas the ratio of residual volume (RV) to total lung capacity (TLC) remains constant. This seems counter-intuitive given the changes in airway properties, body proportions, thoracic shape and respiratory muscle function that occur during growth. The age dependence of lung volumes, FEV1/FVC and RV/TLC were studied in children worldwide. Spirometric data were available for 22,412 healthy youths (51.4% male) aged 4-20 yrs from 15 centres, and RV and TLC data for 2,253 youths (56.7% male) from four centres; three sets included sitting height (SH). Data were fitted as a function of age, height and SH. In childhood, FVC outgrows TLC and FEV1, leading to falls in FEV1/FVC and RV/TLC; these trends are reversed in adolescence. Taking into account SH materially reduces differences in pulmonary function within and between ethnic groups. The highest FEV1/FVC ratios occur in those shortest for their age. When interpreting lung function test results, the changing pattern in FEV1/FVC and RV/TLC should be considered. Prediction equations for children and adolescents should take into account sex, height, age, ethnic group, and, ideally, also SH. Copyright©ERS 2010.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/139506
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 3.810
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dc.contributor.authorStocks, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHall, GLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPrasad, KVVen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCole, TJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRosenthal, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorPerezPadilla, Ren_HK
dc.contributor.authorHankinson, JLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFalaschetti, Een_HK
dc.contributor.authorGolshan, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorBrunekreef, Ben_HK
dc.contributor.authorAlRawas, Oen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKühr, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTrabelsi, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorIp, MSMen_HK
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dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationEuropean Respiratory Journal, 2010, v. 36 n. 6, p. 1391-1399en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0903-1936en_HK
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dc.description.abstractIn children, the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC) is reportedly constant or falls linearly with age, whereas the ratio of residual volume (RV) to total lung capacity (TLC) remains constant. This seems counter-intuitive given the changes in airway properties, body proportions, thoracic shape and respiratory muscle function that occur during growth. The age dependence of lung volumes, FEV1/FVC and RV/TLC were studied in children worldwide. Spirometric data were available for 22,412 healthy youths (51.4% male) aged 4-20 yrs from 15 centres, and RV and TLC data for 2,253 youths (56.7% male) from four centres; three sets included sitting height (SH). Data were fitted as a function of age, height and SH. In childhood, FVC outgrows TLC and FEV1, leading to falls in FEV1/FVC and RV/TLC; these trends are reversed in adolescence. Taking into account SH materially reduces differences in pulmonary function within and between ethnic groups. The highest FEV1/FVC ratios occur in those shortest for their age. When interpreting lung function test results, the changing pattern in FEV1/FVC and RV/TLC should be considered. Prediction equations for children and adolescents should take into account sex, height, age, ethnic group, and, ideally, also SH. Copyright©ERS 2010.en_HK
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dc.publisherEuropean Respiratory Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://erj.ersjournals.comen_HK
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dc.subjectEthnicityen_HK
dc.subjectGrowth and developmenten_HK
dc.subjectLung volume measurementsen_HK
dc.subjectSitting heighten_HK
dc.subjectThoraxen_HK
dc.titleChanges in the FEV1/FVC ratio during childhood and adolescence: An intercontinental studyen_HK
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