Spirometric studies on normal Turkish subjects aged 8 to 20 years

Spirometric studies on normal Turkish subjects aged 21 to 40 years.

[Spirometric reference values in 5 large Latin American cities for subjects aged 40 years or over].

OBJECTIVE In clinical practice, spirometry is a extremely useful test that requires strict quality control, an appropriate strategy for interpretation, and reliable reference values. The aim of this study was to report spirometric reference values for 5 cities in Latin America. PATIENTS AND METHODS From data for 5315 subjects who had undergone spirometry in the PLATINO study in Caracas, Mexic...

Spirometric reference values for Malagasy adults aged 18-73 years.

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) recommend that spirometry prediction equations be derived from samples of similar race/ethnicity. Malagasy prediction equations do not exist. The objectives of this study were to establish prediction equations for healthy Malagasy adults, and then compare Malagasy measurements with published prediction equations. We enro...

Factors associated with bicycle-helmet use among 8-16 years aged Turkish children: a questionnaire survey.

The purpose of this cross-sectional, descriptive study was to assess the rates of helmet and to examine variables related to bicycle helmet use in a sample of 8-16 year old Turkish children. Data were collected from a purposive sample of 1180 students who self-identified as cyclists and 1128 parents or guardians in two state primary schools in two urban municipalities in the northern part of Is...

Spirometric reference equations for healthy children aged 6 to 11 years in Taiwan.

BACKGROUND Spirometry is a valuable technique for evaluating pulmonary function, but there were few normative reference values for young children in Taiwan, and none for the last 10 years. The objective of our study was to establish updated reference values and equations for children aged 6-11 years in northern Taiwan. METHODS A total of 309 healthy children (153 boys and 156 girls) were enro...