Pande J N, Mohan A, Khilnani S, Khilnani G C
Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 1997 Apr-Jun;39(2):87-95.
Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was measured with mini Wright's peak flow meter in 783 children (aged 6-17 years) from a school in urban Delhi and 523 children (aged 6-15 years) from another school in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. In all the children, age in completed years, sex, height, weight, chest circumference at full inspiration and maximum chest expansion were recorded. Age, sex, height and weight were independent predictors of PEFR in children from Nellore. Age, sex and height, were independent predictors of PEFR in boys from Delhi while height alone was an independent predictor of PEFR in Delhi girls. Common prediction equations for predicting PEFR in boys and girls have been developed for both regions based on age and height. For the same height and age, boys had higher PEFR than girls. In the females, the PEFR seemed to have a plateaux effect after the age of 14 years; such an effect was, however, not seen in the boys in the age range studied. The PEFRs of children from both parts of the country were similar, and were lower than those reported for American white children.
使用小型赖特峰流速仪对来自德里市一所学校的783名儿童（6至17岁）和来自安得拉邦内洛尔另一所学校的523名儿童（6至15岁）进行了呼气峰值流速（PEFR）测量。记录了所有儿童的实足年龄、性别、身高、体重、深吸气时的胸围和最大胸围扩展。年龄、性别、身高和体重是内洛尔儿童PEFR的独立预测因素。年龄、性别和身高是德里男孩PEFR的独立预测因素，而在德里女孩中，只有身高是PEFR的独立预测因素。基于年龄和身高，为两个地区开发了预测男孩和女孩PEFR的通用预测方程。对于相同的身高和年龄，男孩的PEFR高于女孩。在女性中，PEFR在14岁以后似乎有一个平台效应；然而，在所研究年龄范围内的男孩中未观察到这种效应。该国两个地区儿童的PEFR相似，且低于美国白人儿童报告的数值。
