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Background and Objective   We aimed to assess the validity of using the Global Lung Function Initiative's (GLI) 2012 equations to interpret lung function data in a healthy workforce of South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (SAMFS) personnel.Methods   Spirometry data from 212 healthy, nonsmoking SAMFS firefighters were collected and predicted normal values were calculated using both the GLI and local population derived (Gore) equations for forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1 ), forced vital capacity (FVC), and FEV 1 /FVC. Two-tailed paired sample Student's  t -tests, Bland-Altman assessments of agreement, and  z -scores were used to compare the two prediction methods.Results   The equations showed good agreement for mean predicted FEV 1 , FVC, and FEV 1 /FVC. Mean  z -scores were similar for FEV 1  and FVC, although not FEV 1 /FVC, but greater than 0.5. Differences between the calculated lower limits of normal (LLN) were significant ( p  < 0.01), clinically meaningful, and resulted in an 8% difference in classification of abnormality using the FEV 1 /FVC ratio.Conclusions   The GLI equations predicted similar lung function as population-specific equations and resulted in a lower incidence of obstruction in this sample of healthy SAMFS firefighters. Further, interpretation of spirometry data as abnormal should be based on both an FEV 1  and FEV 1 /FVC ratio < LLN.

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The Global Lung Function Initiative 2012 Equations Are as Well-Suited as Local Population Derived Equations to a Sample of Healthy Professional Firefighters