NOTE: PEFR is referred to as Vmax in Cherniack et al.
PEFR in liters per second for White males 15-79 years (Cherniack, 1972) =
= (0.14393 * (height in inches)) - (0.02403 * (age in years)) + 0.22544
PEFR in liters per second for White females 15-79 years (Cherniack, 1972) =
= (0.09130 * (height in inches)) - (0.01776 * (age in years)) + 1.13160
PEFR in liters per second for White males 25-85 years (Knudson, 1976) =
= (0.094 * (height in cm)) - (0.035 * (age in years)) - 5.993
PEFR in liters per second for White females 20-88 years (Knudson, 1976) =
= (0.049 * (height in cm)) - (0.025 * (age in years)) - 0.735
PEFR in liters per second for White males 18-86 years (Roberts, 1991) =
= (5.317 * (height in meters)) - (0.062* (age in years)) + 3.884
PEFR in liters per second for White females 18-86 years (Roberts, 1991) =
= (4.087 * (height in meters)) - (0.050* (age in years)) + 2.945
