FVC (Forced Vital Capacity): Females, Age 40-49

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What these numbers mean

A value around 3.54 L is typical (50th percentile) for females in this age group. The middle 50% of the reference population fall between about 3.23 L and 3.85 L; values below or above that central range sit in the lower or upper half of the distribution.

Also see: 30-39 · 50-59 · 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

FVC (Forced Vital Capacity) Respiratory Females 40-49

FVC (Forced Vital Capacity) Percentile Chart (L)

Very low 2.80 L
Low 3.23 L
Average 3.54 L
High 3.85 L
Very high 4.30 L
FVC (Forced Vital Capacity) percentile distribution chart for Females, age 40-49 5th 5th: 2.80 L (Very low) 2.80 Very low 25th 25th: 3.23 L (Low) 3.23 Low 50th 50th: 3.54 L (Average) 3.54 Average 75th 75th: 3.85 L (High) 3.85 High 95th 95th: 4.30 L (Very high) 4.30 Very high 0 1 2 3 4 5 L FVC (Forced Vital Capacity) percentile distribution chart for Females, age 40-49 5th 5th: 2.80 L (Very low) 2.80 Very low 25th 25th: 3.23 L (Low) 3.23 Low 50th 50th: 3.54 L (Average) 3.54 Average 75th 75th: 3.85 L (High) 3.85 High 95th 95th: 4.30 L (Very high) 4.30 Very high 0 1 2 3 4 5 L

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

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