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  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Respiratory Physiology
  • Biostatistics

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  • Spirometry is vital for diagnosing and assessing lung disease severity.
  • Accurate interpretation of spirometry requires population-specific reference equations.
  • Current reference equations may not precisely reflect the Canadian population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To derive new spirometric reference equations for the Canadian population.
  • To establish normal lung function values for Canadians aged 6 to 79.
  • To provide updated reference data for clinical use.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (n=5,461 eligible participants).
  • Employed quantile regression to derive predictive (median) and lower limit of normal equations.
  • Equations developed for FEV1, FVC, and FEV1/FVC ratio, stratified by age and sex.

Main Results:

  • Generated spirometric reference equations specific to the Canadian population.
  • Compared new equations with Global Lung Initiative (GLI) and NHANES III equations.
  • Observed minor, clinically insignificant discrepancies between the derived and existing equations.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides validated spirometric reference equations for Canadians.
  • Equations were derived using recommended clinical conditions and strict quality control.
  • These new equations will aid in the accurate assessment of lung function in Canada.