Predicted Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)

 

NOTE: While the FVC has a value close to the vital capacity (VC) it is slightly greater since it is forced.

 

FVC in liters for Black males 20-54 years (Abramowitz, 1965) =

= (0.051 * (height in cm)) - (0.018 * (age in years)) - 3.82

 

FVC in liters Black females 15-54 years (Abramowitz, 1965) =

= (0.0457 * (height in cm)) - (0.007 * (age in years)) - 3.94

 

FVC in liters for White males 15-64 years (Abramowitz, 1965) =

= (0.072 * (height in cm)) - (0.016 * (age in years)) - 7.24

 

FVC in liters White females 15-69 years (Abramowitz, 1965) =

= (0.0539 * (height in cm)) - (0.011 * (age in years)) - 4.93

 

FVC in liters for Hispanic males 25-80 years (Coultas, 1988) =

= (4.959 * (height in meters)) - (0.028 * (age in years)) - 2.8803

 

FVC in liters for Hispanic females 25-80 years (Coultas, 1988) =

= (4.0825 * (height in meters)) - (0.0244 * (age in years)) - 2.2911

 

FVC in liters for White males 15-91 years (Crapo, 1981) =

= (0.0600 * (height in cm)) - (0.0214 * (age in years)) - 4.650

 

FVC in liters White females 15-84 years (Crapo, 1981) =

= (0.0491 * (height in cm)) - (0.0216 * (age in years)) - 3.590

 

FVC in liters for Hispanic males 25-75 years (Crapo, 1990) =

= (0.0562 * (height in cm)) - (0.0313 * (age in years)) - 3.7883

 

FVC in liters Hispanic females 20-80 years (Crapo, 1990) =

= (0.0413 * (height in cm)) - (0.0176 * (age in years)) - 2.5484

 

FVC in liters for Chinese males 20-66 years (Da Costa, 1971) =

= (0.0409 * (height in cm)) - (0.0105 * (age in years)) - 2.761

 

FVC in liters for Chinese females 20-66 years (Da Costa, 1971) =

= (0.0182 * (height in cm)) - (0.0147 * (age in years)) + (0.0134 * (weight in kilograms)) - 0.289

 

FVC in liters for White males 65-85 years (Enright, 1993) =

= (0.0567 * (height in cm)) - (0.0206 * (age in years)) - 4.37

 

FVC in liters for White females 65-85 years (Enright, 1993) =

= (0.0365 * (height in cm)) - (0.033 * (age in years)) - 0.70

 

FVC in liters for White males 25-90 years (Knudson, 1976) =

= (0.065 * (height in cm)) - (0.029 * (age in years)) - 5.459

 

FVC in liters for White females 20-90 years (Knudson, 1976) =

= (0.037 * (height in cm)) - (0.022 * (age in years)) - 1.774

 

FVC in liters for White males 25-85 years (Knudson, 1983) =

= (0.0844 * (height in cm)) - (0.0298 * (age in years)) - 8.7818

 

FVC in liters for White females 20-88 years (Knudson, 1983) =

= (0.0427 * (height in cm)) - (0.0174 * (age in years)) - 2.9001

 

FVC in liters for White males 20-84 years (Morris, 1971) =

= (0.148 * (height in inches)) - (0.025 * (age in years)) - 4.241

 

FVC in liters for White females 20-84 years (Morris, 1971) =

= (0.115 * (height in inches)) - (0.024 * (age in years)) - 2.852

 

FVC in liters for Black males 15-74 years (Mustafa, 1977) =

= (0.0604 * (height in cm) - (0.016 * (age in years)) - 6.14

 

FVC in liters for White males 18-86 years (Roberts, 1991) =

= (6.628 * (height in meters)) - (0.028 * (age in years)) - 5.377

 

FVC in liters for White females 18-86 years (Roberts, 1991) =

= (4.321 * (height in meters)) - (0.023 * (age in years)) - 2.379

 

FVC in liters for Black males 20-92 years (Stinson, 1981) =

= (0.127 * (height in inches)) - (0.02 * (age in years)) - 3.998

 

FVC in liters for Black females 20-92 years (Stinson, 1981) =

= (0.079 * (height in inches)) - (0.018 * (age in years)) - 1.570