Eur Respir J 2001; 18:770-779
Copyright ©ERS Journals Ltd 2001
Forced spirometry reference values for Norwegian adults: the Bronchial Obstruction in Nord-Trøndelag study
A. Langhammer1,
R. Johnsen2,
A. Gulsvik3,
T.L. Holmen1 and
L. Bjermer4
1 The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) Research Centre, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Verdal, 2 Institute of Community Medicine and General Practice, NTNU, Trondheim, 3 Dept of Thoracic Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, 4 Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
CORRESPONDENCE: A. Langhammer, The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study Research Centre, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Neptunveien 1, N-;7650, Verdal, Norway. Fax: 47 74075181
Keywords: adults, forced expiratory volume in one second, forced spirometry, forced vital capacity, reference values
Received: January 30, 2001
Accepted July 3, 2001
The Bronchial Obstruction in Nord-Trøndelag study was funded by AstraZeneca Norway and The Norwegian Research Council.
The purpose of this study was to develop new prediction equations for flow/volume spirometry parameters in asymptomatic, never-smoking adults in Norway, and to assess any differences of these parameters when applying the new and most commonly used equation sets.
Flow/volume spirometry was measured according to the American Thoracic Society criteria in 2,792 subjects aged 20 yrs, randomly selected from participants in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. Ever-smokers and subjects with respiratory symptoms and/or diseases reported in this questionnaire were excluded. A total of 546 females and 362 males met the inclusion criteria and were included in the analyses.
Most lung function variables were nonlinear by age and had to be transformed. After a plateau in younger adults, the variables declined by age. The reference values for forced expiratory volume in one second and forced vital capacity from the present study, were higher than those given by prediction equations from the European Community for Coal and Steel, but in closer agreement with later studies from Europe, Australia and the USA.
Healthcare providers should be encouraged to reconsider their choice of prediction equations of spirometry in order to improve management of obstructive lung diseases.
This article has been cited by other articles:

|
 |

|
 |
 
T. B. Grydeland, A. Dirksen, H. O. Coxson, S. G. Pillai, S. Sharma, G. E. Eide, A. Gulsvik, and P. S. Bakke
Quantitative computed tomography: emphysema and airway wall thickness by sex, age and smoking
Eur. Respir. J.,
October 1, 2009;
34(4):
858 - 865.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
W. Eduard, N. Pearce, and J. Douwes
Chronic Bronchitis, COPD, and Lung Function in Farmers: The Role of Biological Agents
Chest,
September 1, 2009;
136(3):
716 - 725.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
S. P. Kuster, D. Kuster, C. Schindler, M. K. Rochat, J. Braun, L. Held, and O. Brandli
Reference equations for lung function screening of healthy never-smoking adults aged 18-80 years
Eur. Respir. J.,
April 1, 2008;
31(4):
860 - 868.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A. Johannessen, E. R Omenaas, G. E. Eide, P. S Bakke, and A. Gulsvik
Feasible and simple exclusion criteria for pulmonary reference populations
Thorax,
September 1, 2007;
62(9):
792 - 798.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A.-C. Olin, B. Bake, and K. Toren
Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxide at 50 mL/s: Reference Values for Adult Lifelong Never-Smokers
Chest,
June 1, 2007;
131(6):
1852 - 1856.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A.-C. Olin, A. Rosengren, D. S. Thelle, L. Lissner, B. Bake, and K. Toren
Height, age, and atopy are associated with fraction of exhaled nitric oxide in a large adult general population sample.
Chest,
November 1, 2006;
130(5):
1319 - 1325.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
S. Sorhaug, A. Langhammer, H. L. Waldum, K. Hveem, and S. Steinshamn
Increased serum levels of chromogranin A in male smokers with airway obstruction
Eur. Respir. J.,
September 1, 2006;
28(3):
542 - 548.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A. Johannessen, S. Lehmann, E. R. Omenaas, G. E. Eide, P. S. Bakke, and A. Gulsvik
Post-Bronchodilator Spirometry Reference Values in Adults and Implications for Disease Management
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.,
June 15, 2006;
173(12):
1316 - 1325.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
S. Chinn, D. Jarvis, C. Svanes, and P. Burney
Sources of variation in forced expiratory volume in one second and forced vital capacity.
Eur. Respir. J.,
April 1, 2006;
27(4):
767 - 773.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
R. Pellegrino, G. Viegi, V. Brusasco, R. O. Crapo, F. Burgos, R. Casaburi, A. Coates, C. P. M. van der Grinten, P. Gustafsson, J. Hankinson, et al.
Interpretative strategies for lung function tests
Eur. Respir. J.,
November 1, 2005;
26(5):
948 - 968.
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
F. Garcia-Rio, J.M. Pino, A. Dorgham, A. Alonso, and J. Villamor
Spirometric reference equations for European females and males aged 65-85 yrs
Eur. Respir. J.,
September 1, 2004;
24(3):
397 - 405.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
E. Falaschetti, J. Laiho, P. Primatesta, and S. Purdon
Prediction equations for normal and low lung function from the Health Survey for England
Eur. Respir. J.,
March 1, 2004;
23(3):
456 - 463.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
M. Wohlgemuth, E.L. van der Kooi, J.C. Hendriks, G.W. Padberg, and H.T. Folgering
Face mask spirometry and respiratory pressures in normal subjects
Eur. Respir. J.,
December 1, 2003;
22(6):
1001 - 1006.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
M. Golshan, M. Nematbakhsh, B. Amra, and R.O. Crapo
Spirometric reference values in a large Middle Eastern population
Eur. Respir. J.,
September 1, 2003;
22(3):
529 - 534.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A. Langhammer, R. Johnsen, A. Gulsvik, T.L. Holmen, and L. Bjermer
Sex differences in lung vulnerability to tobacco smoking
Eur. Respir. J.,
June 1, 2003;
21(6):
1017 - 1023.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
D. Vanpee, Ch. Swine, J.P. Delwiche, J. Jamart, and L. Delaunois
Does negative expiratory pressure influence performances of spirometry in older patients?
Eur. Respir. J.,
September 1, 2002;
20(3):
674 - 678.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|
Copyright © 2001 by the European Respiratory Society.
|