FEV1 (Lung Function): Males, Age 70-79

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What these numbers mean

A value around 2.75 L is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. The middle 50% of the reference population fall between about 2.43 L and 3.06 L; values below or above that central range sit in the lower or upper half of the distribution.

Also see: 60-69 · 80+ · All ages

Data source: Quanjer et al. (GLI-2012) (2012) · n=74.2K About this study

Reference population: 74,187 healthy lifelong nonsmokers aged 3-95 years in four fitted groups; 57,395 were in the source-labelled Caucasian group

FEV1 (Lung Function) Respiratory Males 70-79

FEV1 (Lung Function) Percentile Chart (L)

Very low 1.95 L
Low 2.43 L
Average 2.75 L
High 3.06 L
Very high 3.50 L
FEV1 (Lung Function) percentile distribution chart for Males, age 70-79 5th 5th: 1.95 L (Very low) 1.95 Very low 25th 25th: 2.43 L (Low) 2.43 Low 50th 50th: 2.75 L (Average) 2.75 Average 75th 75th: 3.06 L (High) 3.06 High 95th 95th: 3.50 L (Very high) 3.50 Very high 0 1.2 2.4 3.6 4.8 6 L FEV1 (Lung Function) percentile distribution chart for Males, age 70-79 5th 5th: 1.95 L (Very low) 1.95 Very low 25th 25th: 2.43 L (Low) 2.43 Low 50th 50th: 2.75 L (Average) 2.75 Average 75th 75th: 3.06 L (High) 3.06 High 95th 95th: 3.50 L (Very high) 3.50 Very high 0 1.2 2.4 3.6 4.8 6 L

This percentile chart shows how common a value is, not whether it is healthy.

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