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  • Title: Relationship of static respiratory muscle pressure and maximum voluntary ventilation in normal subjects.
    Author: Lavietes MH, Clifford E, Silverstein D, Stier F, Reichman LB.
    Journal: Respiration; 1979; 38(3):121-6. PubMed ID: 515536.
    Abstract:
    40 normal subjects performed spirometry, maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV), and tests of static inspiratory (Pi max) and expiratory (Pe max) respiratory muscle pressure. Forced expiratory volumes in 0.5 (FEV0.5), in 0.75 (FEV0.75), and 1 sec (FEV1) correlated significantly with MVV (r = 0.805, 0.804, 0.779, respectively). When Pi max was considered as a second independent variable, the probability of predicting MVV from timed forced expiratory volumes was enhanced (r = 0.914, 0.900 and 0.872 for FEV0.5, FEV0.75, and FEV1, respectively). Statistical analysis indicated that multiple regression with Pi max was superior to regression with timed forced expiratory volume alone in the prediction of MVV. For any given FEV1, however, Pi max was widely dispersed (range: -60 to -200 cm H2O). MVV values, expressed as percentage difference between largest and smallest value, varied less than did Pi max. Pe max, vital capacity, height and age did not enhance the ability of timed forced expiratory volumes to predict MVV. These data indicate that while respiratory muscle strength is important for sustaining maximal ventilation, the MVV is not a sensitive indicator of respiratory muscle strength.
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