Peak expiratory flow in healthy Turkish children

Herguner M., Guneser S., Altintas D., Alparslan Z., Yilmaz M., Aksungur P.

ACTA PAEDIATRICA, cilt.86, sa.5, ss.454-455, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 86 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08911.x
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA PAEDIATRICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.454-455
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This study was conducted on 1359 healthy, non-smoking Turkish children (727M, 632F) with a mean age of 11.7 +/- 3.4 (6-17) years, in order to determine the normal values of peak expiratory how (PEF) in Turkish children and to compare various peak-flow meters (PEFMs). PEF values increased with age and height in boys and girls. The relative increase in boys was significantly higher at puberty (p < 0.01). The values of Turkish children were found to be similar to those of Europeans. The results obtained from the three PEFMs were closely correlated.