Reference values for spirometry, including vital capacity, in Japanese adults calculated with the LMS method and compared with previous values.

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Reference values for lung function tests should be periodically updated because of birth cohort effects and improved technology. This study updates the spirometric reference values, including vital capacity (VC), for Japanese adults and compares the new reference values with previous Japanese reference values.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Respir Investig

Title: Respiratory investigation

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 2212-5353

ISSN (Print): 2212-5345

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2014

Volume: 52

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Respiratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, 1-15-1, Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan. Electronic address: masakubo@kitasato-u.ac.jp.

[2 ] Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kitasato University, 1-15-1, Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0373, Japan. Electronic address: hiro@kitasato-u.ac.jp.

[3 ] Department of Pulmonary Diseases and Department of Paediatrics-Pulmonary Diseases, Erasmus Medical Centre, Erasmus University, ׳s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: pquanjer@gmail.com.

[4 ] Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 4-24-1, Kuhonji, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto 862-0976, Japan. Electronic address: omorih@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp.

[5 ] Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. Electronic address: tatsumi@faculty.chiba-u.jp.

[6 ] Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Medical University, 38, Morohongo, Moroyama, Iruma-gun, Saitama 350-0495, Japan. Electronic address: mkanazaw@saitama-med.ac.jp.

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Publisher Item ID: S2212-5345(14)00028-8

DOI: 10.1016/j.resinv.2014.03.003

PubMed ID: 24998371

SO-VID: cb448821-1e21-4be1-9406-e9123e066211

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Keywords: Lower limit of normal,Reference equation,Reference value,Spirometry,Vital capacity

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Keywords: Lower limit of normal, Reference equation, Reference value, Spirometry, Vital capacity

Reference values for spirometry, including vital capacity, in Japanese adults calculated with the LMS method and compared with previous values.

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