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PFT's in litres ... Please Answer

stickylungshehe

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Thanks guys ........ What are ur fvc's also just for topic interest .... hers is 3.2 I think........ My FVC is about a litre from my fev1 also !

My height (not my sister) .... 5 foot 7

FEV1 in litres ...... 2.3 dont know in % as I get it took off community nurse
FVC ........ 3.24

Ok ...... So if ppl reply we could get an interesting Topic started.

Also could someone explain how i do this .

VC = 0.1321*Height(inches) - 0.018*Age(years) - 4.360 [Women]

also Im male so .......??
 

Bumblebee

New member
The percentage is dependent upon your age and your sex, not just your height. When i blew 1.85l FEV1 this equated to a %age of 63%. I am 155.5cm tall (61.25 inches), female and 23. <br><br>
My sister blew 2.65 is also 23 and is 62 inches. Her % is 91%
<br><br>
However in terms of FVC i wouldn't like to say as i have found it is majorly different when measured in the UK and the USA, but the FEV1 doesn't change. Fev1 is more important for assessing lung function anyway.
<br><br>
Hope that helps any

xxxx
 

Bumblebee

New member
The percentage is dependent upon your age and your sex, not just your height. When i blew 1.85l FEV1 this equated to a %age of 63%. I am 155.5cm tall (61.25 inches), female and 23. <br><br>
My sister blew 2.65 is also 23 and is 62 inches. Her % is 91%
<br><br>
However in terms of FVC i wouldn't like to say as i have found it is majorly different when measured in the UK and the USA, but the FEV1 doesn't change. Fev1 is more important for assessing lung function anyway.
<br><br>
Hope that helps any

xxxx
 

Bumblebee

New member
The percentage is dependent upon your age and your sex, not just your height. When i blew 1.85l FEV1 this equated to a %age of 63%. I am 155.5cm tall (61.25 inches), female and 23. <br><br>
My sister blew 2.65 is also 23 and is 62 inches. Her % is 91%
<br><br>
However in terms of FVC i wouldn't like to say as i have found it is majorly different when measured in the UK and the USA, but the FEV1 doesn't change. Fev1 is more important for assessing lung function anyway.
<br><br>
Hope that helps any

xxxx
 
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