List of parameters#
| ID (patient identification) |
| Patient name |
| Data type (SP followed by E = expiratory or I = Inspiratory, followed by S = single or B = best curve) |
| Barometric pressure (mmHg) |
| Temperature (°C) used in BTPS calculation |
| Relative humidity (%) |
| FVC quality attribute (A, B, C, D or F) |
| FEV1 quality attribute (A, B, C, D or F) |
| Effort attribute (A, B, C, D or F) |
| Interpretation code (see ATS interpretation scheme) |
| Deleted manoeuvre (Y or N) |
| Acceptable manoeuvre (Y or N) |
| Technician quality control code (A, B, C, D or F) |
| Computer quality code (A, B, C, D or F) |
| Plateau achieved (Y or N) |
| Review (N or R for “needs review” or “was reviewed”) |
| Date of review (DD/MM/YYYY) |
| Reviewer initials |
| BTPS factor (x.xxx) |
| Spirometer manufacturer |
| Spirometer model |
| Spirometer serial number |
| Spirometer type |
| Testing facility name |
| City |
| State/region |
| Zip/post code |
| Country |
| Phone number |
| Calibration date (DD/MM/YYYY) |
| Calibration time (HH:MM) |
| Calibration result (P or F for “passed” or “failed”) |
| Date (DD/MM/YYYY) |
| Time (HH:MM) |
| Technician ID (technician identification code or initials) |
| Manoeuvre number |
| Age (integer years) |
| Height (cm) |
| Weight (kg) |
| Sex (M or F) |
| Race (2-character race code) |
| Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY) |
| Reference values source (first author surname and date of publication, e.g. “Knudson 1983”) |
| Reference values correction factor (x.xx, 1.00 for no correction) |
| Testing position (standing, sitting or supine) |
| Test type (pre-, post-, bronchodilator, methacholine concentration or dose) |
| FVC (mL) |
| Extrapolated volume (mL) |
| FEV1 (mL) |
| FEV6 (mL) |
| PEF (mL·s−1) |
| FEF25–75% (mL·s−1) |
| VC (mL) |
| Forced expiratory time (s) |
| Time to PEF (ms) |
| Predicted FVC (mL) |
| Predicted FEV1 (mL) |
| Predicted FEV6 (mL) |
| Predicted FEV1/FVC% (xxx.x%) |
| Predicted FEV1/FEV6% (xxx.x%) |
| Comments text |
| Original sampling interval (ms) |
| Blank 1 or FEF25% |
| Blank 2 or FEF50% |
| Blank 3 or FEF75% |
| Blank 4 or FEF90% |
| Blank 5 |
| Blank 6 |
| Blank 7 |
| Blank 8 |
| Blank 9 |
| Blank 10 |
| Number of data points |
| Flow data points (mL·s−1; variable number contained in number of data points) |
| Carriage return |
| Line feed |
#: All text type variables should be enclosed with double quotes (“) to prevent confusion with control or data separator type characteristics.