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The paper concerns a longitudinal study of the relationship between growth in lung functions in terms of forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in 1s, and the development of maximal aerobic power during the age span from 8–18 years of age.
The growth curves of anatomical dimensions for boys and girls were similar to those previously established for Northern European children. The growth in lung volume ended later than the growth in body height.
It was found that the growth in lung volume was entirely due to growth in body dimensions, with no additional effect of changes in the development of physical performance capacity.
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Andersen, K.L., Rutenfranz, J., Seliger, V. et al. The growth of lung volumes affected by physical performance capacity in boys and girls during childhood and adolescence. Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 52, 380–384 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00943367
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