MVV at 40 RPM in liters/minute in males 20 - 65 years of age (Birath et al, 1963) =
= (-1.288* (age in years)) + 180.5
MVV at 40 RPM in liters/minute in females 20-65 years of age (Birath et al, 1963) =
= (-0.618 * (age in years)) + 113.1
MVV in liters/min for adult males (Boren, 1966) =
= (3.39 * (height in inches)) - (1.26 * (age in years)) - 21.4
MBC in liters/min for adult males (Cherniack, 1972) =
= (3.029 * (height in inches)) - (0.816 * (age in years)) - 37.949
MBC in liters/min for adult females (Cherniack, 1972) =
= (2.138 * (height in inches)) - (0.685 * (age in years)) - 4.87
MBC in liters/minute in adult males (Goldman, 1959) =
= (-1.873 * (age in years)) + (78.2 * (body surface area in square meters)) + 72.7
MBC in liters/minute in adult females (Goldman, 1959) =
= (-0.965 * (age in years)) + (67.18 * (body surface area in square meters)) + 26.3
MVV in liters/minute in adult males 20 - 65 years of age (Grimby, 1963) =
= (79 * (height in meters)) - (1.42* (age in years)) + 76
MVV in liters/minute in adult females 18 - 72 (Grimby, 1963) =
= (-0.77 * (age in years)) + 138
