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Table 2 Anthropometric and spirometric parameters in male and female participants

From: Reference equations for spirometric indices from a sample of the general adult population in Nigeria

Parameters

Range

Mean

SD

Median

Skewness

Kurtosis

Males(N = 358)

 Age (years)

18–65

38.3

14.9

37.0

0.529

−1.038

 Height (cm)

155.0–185.0

170.7

8.0

170.0

−0.140

−1.120

 VC (Liters)

2.71–5.80

4.10

0.81

4.00

0.162

−0.733

 FVC (Liters)

2.42–4.99

3.81

0.73

3.98

−0.297

−1.091

 FEV1 (Liters)

2.10–4.39

3.37

0.67

3.46

−0.213

−1.092

 FEV1/FVC (%)

77.6–95.2

88.4

4.7

89.4

−0.526

−0.621

 FEV3 (Liters)

2.41–4.59

3.69

0.70

3.78

−0.296

−1.273

 FEV6 (Liters)

2.42–4.98

3.81

0.73

3.98

−0.297

−1.091

 MMEF (Liters/sec)

2.65–7.25

4.70

1.23

4.42

0.423

−0.676

 PEFR (Liters/sec)

5.62–12.50

9.29

1.71

9.16

−0.191

−0.575

 MVV (Liters/min)

73.5–212.4

137.7

31.9

139.9

−0.750

−0.281

 FIVC (Liters)

2.11–4.86

3.56

0.68

3.48

−0.161

−0.645

 FIV1 (Liters)

1.92–4.31

3.29

0.63

3.28

−0.206

−0.625

 PIF (Liters/sec)

5.59–10.72

7.86

1.20

7.99

−0.492

−0.322

Females (N = 362)

 Age (years)

18–63

42.5

15.4

42.0

- 0.148

−1.496

 Height (cm)

143.0–172.0

156.8

6.1

158.0

−0.023

0.069

 VC (Liters)

1.64–5.08

2.65

0.72

2.64

1.362

3.218

 FVC (Liters)

1.73–3.25

2.52

0.47

2.67

−0.327

−1.275

 FEV1 (Liters)

1.46–3.00

2.24

0.44

2.25

−0.179

−1.044

 FEV ratio (%)

77.6–98.9

89.5

5.74

89.3

−0.152

−0.410

 FEV3 (Liters)

1.64–3.25

2.45

0.46

2.56

−0.295

−1.171

 FEV6 (Liters)

1.73–3.25

2.52

0.47

2.66

−0.328

−1.278

 MMEF (Liters/sec)

1.96–6.30

3.66

1.10

3.56

0.579

−0.278

 PEFR (Liters/sec)

3.56–8.33

5.91

1.24

5.90

0.183

−0.543

 MVV (Liters/min)

57.6–120.0

89.6

15.2

93.1

−0.126

−0.878

 FIVC (Liters)

1.55–3.01

2.39

0.49

2.62

−0.462

−1.303

 FIV1 (Liters)

1.32–2.68

2.12

0.46

2.38

−0.454

−1.368

 PIF (Liters/sec)

3.05–7.15

5.19

0.94

5.30

−0.315

−0.124

  1. SD standard deviation, VC vital capacity, FVC forced vital capacity, FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in one second, FEV ratio FEV1/FVC%, FEV 3 forced expiratory volume in three seconds, FEV 6 forced expiratory volume in six seconds, PEFR peak expiratory flow rate, MMEF maximal mid expiratory flow, MVV maximal voluntary ventilation, FIVC forced inspiratory vital capacity, FIV 1 forced inspiratory volume in one second, PIF peak inspiratory flow