Ventilatory and anthropometric variables in healthy female students from the University of Ljubljana
Ventilacijski in antropometrični parametri zdravih študentk Univerze v Ljubljani

english

2002

volume 45, issue 1

Društvo biologov Slovenije
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Forced expiratory vital capacity (FEVC) and forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) were measured in healthy, non-smoking female students fromthe University of Ljubljana. The sample included 86 students, none active in sports, ranging in age from 18-23 years. The results were analysed in termsof anthropometric variables, and regressiori equations were derived. Comparisons were made with Europaean Respiratory Society (ERS) prediction equations derived from non-Slovenian populations, commonly used in our medicalpractice. The ERS and our equations predict significantly different values for FEVC and insignificantly for FEV1. According to comparisons of r2 and SD of residuals, we presumed that newly derived equations can be better predictors of ventilatory parameters for Slovene female students population.

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