A Higher Tidal Volume May Be Used for Athletes according to Measured FVC

Table 4

Calculations to extract new 𝑇_𝑣(𝑇_𝑣𝑁) according to measured (Ms) and predicted (Pr) PFTs.

Males	Predicted (mL)	% FVCms	% FVCpr	𝛿 (%)	𝑇𝑣𝑁 (mL)	𝑇𝑣𝑁 (mL/Kg)
Athletes, 𝑛=156
𝑇𝑣	454.4±3.97	7.9±0.86^∗	8.6±0.03^∗	0.7±0.08	502.7±6.9	6.6±0.07
Nonathletes, 𝑛=113
𝑇𝑣	438.3±3.4	9.5±0.12^∗	9.1±0.06^∗	−0.3±0.01	426.0±5.5	5.8±0.07
Females	Predicted (mL)	% FVCm	% FVCpr	𝛿 (%)	𝑇𝑣𝑁 (mL)	𝑇𝑣𝑁 (mL/Kg)
Athletes, 𝑛=95
𝑇𝑣	375.4±4.6	8.7±0.12^∗	9.4±0.05^∗	0.6±0.01	408.9±7.1	6.5±0.08
Nonathletes, 𝑛=122
𝑇𝑣	319.3±3.6	9.9±0.15^∗	10.3±0.09^∗	0.3±0.01	333.1±4.9	6.3±0.07

FVC: forced vital capacity, Ms: measured, and Pr: predicted. ^∗𝑃<0.0001, ^∗∗𝑃<0.001.