Chandler D, Dugdale A E
Med J Aust. 1979 Feb 24;1(S2):10-2. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb112169.x.
Two hundred and three school-age Aboriginal children living on Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement have had lung function tested with a dry spirometer. As with other non-Caucasian children, the forced vital capacity (FVC) was about 25% below values for Caucasian children, but the ratio between forced expiratory volume in one second and forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC ratio), the mean mid-expiratory flow rate (MMEFR) and testing before and after a bronchodilator showed no evidence of widespread airways disease. Analysis of a subgroup of 126 children showed that birthweight, weight at one year of age, and current nutrition did not affect the level of the FVC.
居住在彻伯勒原住民定居点的203名学龄原住民儿童用干式肺活量计进行了肺功能测试。与其他非白种儿童一样，用力肺活量（FVC）比白种儿童的值低约25%，但一秒用力呼气量与用力肺活量之比（FEV1/FVC比）、平均呼气中期流速（MMEFR）以及支气管扩张剂前后测试均未显示有广泛气道疾病的迹象。对126名儿童亚组的分析表明，出生体重、一岁时体重和当前营养状况均不影响FVC水平。
