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Table 1 Overview of the individuals recruited for the study, lung function, and breathing parameters

From: Deposition efficiency of inhaled particles (15-5000 nm) related to breathing pattern and lung function: an experimental study in healthy children and adults

Age (y)

Males

Females

Height (cm)

Weight (kg)

VT (L)

Tbc (min)

VE (L/min)

VDaw (L)

R5 (kPa · s/L)

R20 (kPa · s/L)

7–12

7

142 (±14)

40 (±13)

0.51 (±0.13)

0.063 (±0.011)

8.1 (±0.9)

0.098 (±0.030)

0.66 (±0.17)

0.49 (±0.09)

20–29

6

13

170 (±8)

64 (±12)

0.73 (±0.22)

0.100 (±0.042)

7.6 (±1.3)

0.155 (±0.045)

0.33 (±0.08)

0.31 (±0.06)

30–39

6

7

177 (±11)

73 (±13)

0.77 (±0.29)

0.102 (±0.035)

7.5 (±0.9)

0.177 (±0.079)

0.35 (±0.06)

0.33 (±0.08)

40–49

3

3

174 (±8)

73 (±13)

0.71 (±0.18)

0.085 (±0.023)

8.5 (±1.3)

0.203 (±0.065)

0.32 (±0.12)

0.30 (±0.13)

50–59

5

7

173 (±8)

82 (±13)

0.79 (±0.22)

0.104 (±0.035)

7.8 (±1.2)

0.175 (±0.053)

0.35 (±0.11)

0.29 (±0.08)

60–70

5

5

171 (±8)

79 (±11)

0.73 (±0.14)

0.103 (±0.019)

7.2 (±1.2)

0.236 (±0.065)

0.33 (±0.10)

0.25 (±0.07)

Ad. av.

25

35

173 (±9)

73 (±14)

0.75 (±0.22)

0.100 (±0.034)

7.6 (±1.2)

0.183 (±0.065)

0.34 (±0.09)

0.30 (±0.08)

  1. Values in parentheses correspond to one standard deviation. The parameters VT = tidal volume; Tbc = time of a breath cycle; VE = minute volume ventilation rate are values recorded during the deposition measurements. VDaw corresponds to anatomical airway dead space and R5 and R20 to the resistance of the respiratory system measured with impulse oscillometry at 5 Hz and 20 Hz, respectively