Open AccessObtaining spirometric reference values when height is not available – comparison of alternative anthropometric measures
Author(s) -
N. China,
Daniel Vaz,
Carla Martins,
J. Gomes,
Inês Ladeira,
Ricardo Lima,
Miguel Guimarães
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2531-0437
pISSN - 2531-0429
DOI - 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2019.09.002
Subject(s) - arm span , medicine , anthropometry , intraclass correlation , statistics , vital capacity , wilcoxon signed rank test , mathematics , orthodontics , physical therapy , lung function , reproducibility , lung , diffusing capacity , mann–whitney u test
Height is one of the variables used to derive reference values for respiratory function but it is not always available. To fulfil this need, different formulas are described in literature.
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