Forced Vital Capacity in Malaysian Females.

Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) and Forced Vital Capacity in 1 Second (FEV1) of Apparently Healthy Non-smoker Adult Obese

Sources of variation in forced expiratory volume in one second and forced vital capacity.

Published prediction equations for lung function differ considerably, but the components of population variation responsible for the differences are unknown. Data were analysed for 6,323 never-smoking adults who did not report wheeze or asthma, from 42 centres participating in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey. Means and components of variance were estimated for males and females...

Incomplete forced expiration - estimating vital capacity by a mathematical method.

BACKGROUND Vital capacity is a key parameter in the determination of lung function, usually assessed by means of a forced expiration maneuver. This maneuver can be exhausting, and patients often cannot complete it. OBJECTIVES This study evaluates a method to estimate forced vital capacity (FVC) based on the extrapolation of volume-time curves from forced expiration. METHODS The algorithm wa...

Physical activity related to forced vital capacity and strength performance in a sample of young males and females.

To identify the extent of physical performance differences between active and sedentary subjects taking into account sexual dimorphism physical activity level was recorded by interview from a sample of 319 young university students of both sexes. Anthropometric variables and physical performance values were obtained. The sex factor was the main variable explaining the differences in physical pe...

Association of Forced Vital Capacity with the Developmental Gene NCOR2

BACKGROUND Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) is an important predictor of all-cause mortality in the absence of chronic respiratory conditions. Epidemiological evidence highlights the role of early life factors on adult FVC, pointing to environmental exposures and genes affecting lung development as risk factors for low FVC later in life. Although highly heritable, a small number of genes have been f...