Scottish Health Survey - topic report: lung function
This report presents data from objective measurement of lung function in adults, measured by portable spirometers, using data from the 2008-
2011 Scottish Health Surveys.
Table 1.1 Response to spirometry, by age and sex
| Aged 16 and with a nurse visita | 2008 - 2011 combined | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response to lung function measurement | Age | Total | ||||||
| 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | ||||||||
| All 5 technically satisfactory blows | 89 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 86 |
| 1-4 technically satisfactory blows | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 11 |
| Invalid lung function measurement | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other ineligibleb | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Refused, not attempted | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| All with valid lung function measurement | 99 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 94 | 90 | 97 |
| Women | ||||||||
| All 5 technically satisfactory blows | 83 | 80 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 71 | 66 | 81 |
| 1-4 technically satisfactory blows | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 14 |
| Invalid lung function measurement | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pregnant | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other ineligibleb | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Refused, not attempted | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| All with valid lung function measurement | 97 | 91 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 90 | 95 |
| Aged 16 and with a nurse visita | 2008 - 2011 combined | |||||||
| Response to lung function measurement | Age | Total | ||||||
| 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| All adults | ||||||||
| All 5 technically satisfactory blows | 86 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 69 | 83 |
| 1-4 technically satisfactory blows | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 13 |
| Invalid lung function measurement | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pregnant | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other ineligibleb | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Refused, not attempted | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| All with valid lung function measurement | 98 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 90 | 96 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
| Men 2008-2011 | 281 | 310 | 341 | 362 | 317 | 215 | 148 | 1973 |
| Women 2008-2011 | 277 | 311 | 369 | 389 | 327 | 249 | 226 | 2148 |
| All adults 2008-2011 | 557 | 621 | 709 | 751 | 644 | 464 | 374 | 4121 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
| Men 2008-2011 | 124 | 193 | 290 | 337 | 362 | 305 | 194 | 1805 |
| Women 2008-2011 | 181 | 285 | 407 | 450 | 429 | 339 | 248 | 2339 |
| All adults 2008-2011 | 305 | 478 | 697 | 787 | 791 | 644 | 442 | 4144 |
a This table is based on participants in white ethnic groups only. The Stanojevic All Age 2009 equations, applicable to white (Caucasian) populations, were used to determine the predicted values for spirometry measurements in this chapter. ERS Global Lungs Initiative ethnic-specific reference equations that will also cover other ethnic groups were not available at the time of analysis, and therefore participants from non-white ethnic groups were excluded from the analysis shown here
b Participants who were admitted to hospital for heart disease of stroke in the past 6 weeks, had abdominal or chest surgery in the past 3 weeks, or had eye surgery in the past 4 weeks
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