Description

Residual Volume (RV) is the volume of air remaining in the lungs after maximum expiration.


 

RV in liters in males (Boren, 1966) =

= (0.049 * (height in inches)) + (0.0115 * (age in years)) - 2.24

= (0.019 * (height in cm)) + (0.0115 * (age in years)) - 2.24

 

RV in liters in White males 15 - 91 years of age (Crapo, 1981) =

= (0.0197 * (height in cm)) + (0.0201 * (age in years)) - 2.421

 

RV in liters in White females 15 - 91 years of age (Crapo, 1981) =

= (0.0216 * (height in cm)) + (0.0207 * (age in years)) - 2.840

 

RV in liters in Chinese males 20 - 66 years of age (Da Costa, 1971) =

= (0.0447 * (height in cm)) + (0.0116 * (age in years)) - (0.0167 * (weight in kilograms)) - 5.392

 

RV in liters in Chinese females 20 - 66 years of age (Da Costa, 1971) =

= (0.0124 * (height in cm)) - 0.740

 

RV in liters in adult males (Goldman, 1959) =

= (0.027 * (height in cm)) + (0.017 * (age in years)) - 3.447

 

RV in liters for females (Goldman, 1959) =

= (0.032 * (height in cm)) + (0.009 * (age in years)) - 3.90

 

RV in liters in adult males 20 - 65 years of age (Grimby, 1963) =

= (1.98 * (height in meters)) - (0.015 * (weight in kilograms)) + (0.022 * (age in years)) - 1.54

 

RV in liters in adult females 18 - 72 (Grimby, 1963) =

= (2.68 * (height in meters)) + (0.007 * (age in years)) - 3.42

 

RV in liters in White males 18 - 86 years of age (Roberts, 1991) =

= (3.38 * (height in meters)) - (0.014 * (weight in kilograms)) + (0.02 * (age in years)) - 3.927

 

RV in liters in White females 18 - 86 years of age (Roberts, 1991) =

= (2.548 * (height in meters)) + (0.017 * (age in years)) - 3.387

 


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