Unexpectedly high peak expiratory flow rates in normal Greek children

✍ Scribed by J. N. Tsanakas; R. A. Primhak; R. D. G. Milner; A. Hatzimichael; J. G. Karpouzas

• Book ID: 104777232
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 344 KB
• Volume: 141
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-6997
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00445668

✦ Synopsis

Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) and standing height (Ht) were measured in 522 healthy Greek children aged 7-16 years. The regression equation of PEFR on height in centimetres was PEFR = 5.34 . This demonstrated markedly higher values for PEFR in Greek children compared to previously published data from other countries. A sample of 339 British children was examined similarly. The regression equation of PEFR on height in centimetres was PEFR = 5.64 Ht -472.5. This was similar to previously published data. No cause for this discrepancy was found after close examina-' tion of population sampling, measurement error or calibration error in the Greek study. It is therefore concluded that Greek children appear to have an unexpectedly high PEFR for height.