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Area of Science:

  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Indigenous Health Research
  • Respiratory Physiology

Background:

  • Accurate assessment of respiratory capacity is crucial for diagnosing and managing lung diseases.
  • Existing reference equations may not adequately represent the lung function of diverse populations like First Nations Australians.
  • The Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) provides widely used reference equations for spirometry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the suitability of the GLI-2012 other/mixed and GLI-2022 global reference equations for assessing the respiratory capacity of First Nations Australians.
  • To compare the performance of these equations in a cohort of healthy First Nations individuals.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study analyzing spirometry data from three prospective studies conducted in Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia.
  • Inclusion of data from 1467 healthy First Nations participants (children and adults) recruited between March 2015 and December 2022.
  • Assessment of goodness of fit using mean Z-scores and standard deviations for GLI-2012 and GLI-2022 equations.

Main Results:

  • Both GLI-2012 other/mixed and GLI-2022 global equations demonstrated good fits to the spirometry data.
  • The GLI-2022 race-neutral equation better accounted for age and height influences on forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC).
  • Rural/remote participants showed lower mean FEV1 and FVC Z-scores but higher FEV1/FVC Z-scores compared to urban participants when using the GLI-2012 equation.

Conclusions:

  • Normal spirometry values for healthy First Nations Australians may be higher than previously reported.
  • The GLI-2022 global and GLI-2012 other/mixed reference equations are suitable for assessing respiratory function in First Nations Australians.
  • Further spirometry data from urban First Nations populations are needed for more refined reference values.