For an awake child, the 95th percentile for the respiratory rate is:
respiratory rate at 95th percentile =
= 10 ^ (1.82144 - (0.0125995 * (age in months)) + (0.00013401 * ((age in months)^2)))
For an asleep child, the 95th percentile for the respiratory rate is:
respiratory rate at 95th percentile =
= 10 ^ (1.72858 - (0.0139928 * (age in months)) + (0.00017646 * ((age in months)^2)))
The general equation for the exponent at a given percentile in the awake child is:
respiratory rate at Yth percentile =
= 10 ^ X
X =
= (1.6801 + (0.08592 * Z)) - ((0.01189 + (0.0004301 * Z)) * (age in months)) + (0.00013401 * ((age in months)^2)))
The general equation for the exponent at a given percentile in the asleep child is:
respiratory rate at Yth percentile =
= 10 ^ X
X =
= (1.5773 + (0.09196 * Z)) - ((0.01314 + (0.0005155 * Z)) * (age in months)) + (0.00017646 * ((age in months)^2)))
where:
|
Yth Percentile
|
Value for Z
|
|
5
|
-1.65
|
|
10
|
-1.282
|
|
25
|
-0.675
|
|
50
|
0
|
|
75
|
0.675
|
|
90
|
1.282
|
|
95
|
1.645
|
|
97.5
|
1.960
|
|
99
|
2.326
|
