Table 4 Agreement between the results obtained in the study and published reference values
From: Maximal inspiratory and expiratory flow at moderate altitude: a study of a Latin American population
Reference values | Age (years) | CCC | Average differences* ± SD | 95% limits of agreement | r |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PEFm (L/min) | |||||
Gregg I. (UK, 35 masl) | 14–54 | 0.55 | − 47.9 ± 79 | (− 202.9, 106.9) | 0.70 |
Primhak RA. (UK, 33–200 masl) | 7–16 | 0.33 | − 68.3 ± 46.9 | (− 160.0, 23.8) | 0.60 |
Mehta B.. (India, 231 masl) | 7–15 | 0.53 | − 20.8 ± 42 | (− 104.5, 62.8) | 0.63 |
Gupta S. (India, 2150 masl) | 7–14 | 0.61 | 4.4 ± 38.9 | (− 71.9, 80.8) | 0.66 |
Gupta S. (India, sea level) | 7–4 | 0.61 | − 4.5 ± 39.2 | (− 81.5, 72.4) | 0.65 |
Jané-Lara. (Cuba, 59 masl) | 18–75 | 0.09 | − 97.7 ± 119.4 | (− 331.8, 136.4) | 0.17 |
Lu Y. (China, 21–405 masl) | 5–14 | 0.42 | − 51.3 ± 40.3 | (− 130.3, 27.7) | 0.70 |
Bouti K. (Marrakech, 24 masl) | 3–13 | 0.80 | − 14.4 ± 42 | (− 96.7, 67.9) | 0.80 |
Bouti K. (Morocco, 90 masl) | 18–70 | 0.81 | 4.26 ± 41.5 | (− 77.01, 85.6) | 0.81 |
PEFs (L/s) | |||||
Hankinson JL, (USA, NHANES III) | 8–80 | 0.74 | − 0.92 ± 1.34 | (− 1.7, 3.5) | 0.86 |
Pérez-Padilla, (México, 2240 masl) | 8–20 | 0.66 | − 0.33 ± 0.96 | (− 2.2, 1.5) | 0.68 |
Pérez Padilla, (Latinamerica) | 40–90 | 0.59 | − 0.98 ± 1.5 | (− 1.9, 3.8) | 0.78 |
Bouti K, (Marrakech, 24 masl) | 3–13 | 0.68 | 0.3 ± 0.82 | (− 1.3, 1.9) | 0.77 |
Bouti K, (Marrakech, 90 masl) | 18–70 | 0.69 | − 0.40 ± 0.83 | (− 2.0–1.2) | 0.79 |
Corrêa-Franca, (Brazil, 776 masl) | 4–16 | 0.09 | − 0.19 ± 0.45 | (− 1.1, 0.7) | 0.24 |
PIFs (L/s) | |||||
Tomalak W, (Poland, 560 masl) | 7–15 | 0.23 | 0.71 ± 1.04 | (− 1.3, 2.78) | 0.49 |
Kainu, (Finaland, 4–560 masl)) | 19–83 | 0.43 | 0.72 ± 1.8 | (− 2.8, 4.3) | 0.53 |