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Saudi medical journal

Saudi Med.J.

1982/

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3

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0379-5284

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Spirometry was carried out on 51 healthy volunteers and 112 patients without cardiorespiratory symptoms in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Regression equations incorporating sex, age, height and weight were estimated from the data, suggesting normal values for Saudi Arabians in Jeddah. The influence of smoking, use of shisha (hubble-bubble pipe) and method of house cleaning were considered and comparisons made with other countries. Although the FEV1 and FVC values were lower than in Scandinavians, there was probably less deterioration with age as reflected by lower (negative) coefficients for age in the regression equations.

human cell, respiratory system, smoking, spirography

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Haddock,D. R. W., Al-Hadramy,M. S., Macfarlane,S. B. J.

Dept. Trop. Med., Liverpool Sch. Trop. Med., Liverpool, L3 5QA

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1982