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Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) and standing height (Ht) were measured in 522 healthy Greek children aged 7–16 years. The regression equation of PEFR on height in centimetres was PEFR=5.34 Ht-380.8. This demonstrated markedly higher values for PEFR in Greek children compared to previously published data from other countries. A sample of 339 British children was examined similarly. The regression equation of PEFR on height in centimetres was PEFR=5.64 Ht-472.5. This was similar to previously published data. No cause for this discrepancy was found after close examination of population sampling, measurement error or calibration error in the Greek study. It is therefore concluded that Greek children appear to have an unexpectedly high PEFR for height.
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Tsanakas, J.N., Primhak, R.A., Milner, R.D.G. et al. Unexpectedly high peak expiratory flow rates in normal Greek children. Eur J Pediatr 141, 46–49 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00445668
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