Research Article
Establishment of Reference Norms for Lung Function Parameters of Healthy Sri Lankan Tamils
Table 1
Mean ± SD of anthropometric characters of males and females in each age group.
| | Age group () | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | SH (cm) | AS (cm) |
| | Males | | 14 (77) | 157.7 ± 7.0 | 43.8 ± 9.6 | 74.9 ± 4.1 | 163.0 ± 8.8 | | 15 (53) | 166.3 ± 7.3 | 54.6 ± 12.7 | 79.2 ± 4.2 | 174.1 ± 9.0 | | 16 (68) | 168.4 ± 7.2 | 54.1 ± 11.8 | 80.4 ± 3.8 | 176.5 ± 8.9 | | 17 (56) | 169.2 ± 6.6 | 53.6 ± 7.2 | 81.5 ± 3.4 | 177.0 ± 8.0 | | 18 (57) | 169.3 ± 6.7 | 58.0 ± 11.2 | 81.5 ± 4.6 | 177.5 ± 8.7 | | 19 (47) | 170.5 ± 7.7 | 63.8 ± 16.1 | 83.4 ± 3.5 | 179.5 ± 9.5 | | 20 (48) | 169.7 ± 7.4 | 60.6 ± 12.1 | 81.9 ± 4.3 | 179.1 ± 8.3 | | 21–25 (38) | 169.4 ± 6.9 | 62.7 ± 12.8 | 82.4 ± 3.2 | 178.2 ± 8.5 | | 26–30 (37) | 170.5 ± 7.4 | 72.8 ± 11.0 | 82.6 ± 3.4 | 179.5 ± 9.1 | | 31–35 (49) | 169.7 ± 5.3 | 72.8 ± 11.1 | 82.4 ± 3.2 | 177.8 ± 8.4 | | 36–40 (56) | 168.0 ± 7.0 | 74.1 ± 12.1 | 82.4 ± 3.2 | 177.8 ± 8.4 | | 41–45 (48) | 168.1 ± 6.1 | 74.1 ± 9.7 | 82.4 ± 3.0 | 177.3 ± 8.3 | | 46–50 (45) | 166.6 ± 8.3 | 72.8 ± 14.1 | 81.2 ± 3.9 | 174.2 ± 8.5 | | 51–55 (42) | 167.4 ± 6.2 | 69.8 ± 9.2 | 80.8 ± 3.6 | 178.4 ± 8.4 | | 56–60 (33) | 166.6 ± 7.2 | 71.4 ± 13.3 | 80.6 ± 3.7 | 177.5 ± 9.6 | | >60 (21) | 164.4 ± 6.5 | 65.7 ± 9.8 | 79.4 ± 3.0 | 176.6 ± 8.3 |
| | Females | | 14 (45) | 156.5 ± 4.4 | 45.9 ± 8.2 | 75.4 ± 2.3 | 161.1 ± 6.5 | | 15 (49) | 157.6 ± 6.1 | 48.0 ± 6.6 | 75.8 ± 3.4 | 162.6 ± 7.0 | | 16 (44) | 157.9 ± 6.7 | 47.3 ± 9.6 | 76.2 ± 3.6 | 162.5 ± 7.2 | | 17 (49) | 156.4 ± 5.6 | 48.4 ± 7.1 | 75.6 ± 2.5 | 161.0 ± 5.3 | | 18 (46) | 157.1 ± 5.7 | 49.9 ± 7.1 | 76.1 ± 2.6 | 162.4 ± 5.8 | | 19 (49) | 156.2 ± 5.5 | 53.0 ± 9.8 | 76.1 ± 2.5 | 162.9 ± 7.0 | | 20 (55) | 158.9 ± 6.2 | 55.5 ± 13.4 | 77.4 ± 3.9 | 164.5 ± 7.8 | | 21–25 (43) | 157.9 ± 6.4 | 53.8 ± 13.3 | 77.2 ± 3.5 | 162.7 ± 8.1 | | 26–30 (52) | 158.0 ± 5.8 | 58.9 ± 12.2 | 77.0 ± 2.8 | 164.2 ± 8.6 | | 31–35 (49) | 154.5 ± 5.1 | 60.0 ± 10.5 | 75.7 ± 2.4 | 161.8 ± 6.5 | | 36–40 (49) | 156.0 ± 6.4 | 64.4 ± 12.0 | 76.0 ± 3.0 | 163.2 ± 7.0 | | 41–45 (40) | 156.4 ± 6.8 | 63.4 ± 13.8 | 75.7 ± 3.1 | 164.1 ± 8.0 | | 46–50 (40) | 155.2 ± 6.2 | 65.5 ± 14.1 | 75.2 ± 2.9 | 163.4 ± 7.2 | | 51–55 (37) | 155.0 ± 5.9 | 66.2 ± 9.8 | 75.1 ± 2.3 | 161.6 ± 7.6 | | 56–60 (20) | 154.9 ± 5.2 | 64.8 ± 14.5 | 74.5 ± 2.5 | 162.9 ± 5.2 | | >60 (20) | 152.4 ± 6.0 | 57.9 ± 8.5 | 72.9 ± 2.2 | 159.1 ± 4.5 |
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SH-sitting height, AS-arm span.
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