Authors : A.I. Salisu , A. B. Adelaiye and M. Babashani
Abstract: Values of Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR), in 250 females at their reproductive ages, made up of 123 pregnant subjects and 127 non-pregnant control groups, living and / or working in Kura local government area and its environs were obtained. Pearson�s correlation coefficient between PEFR and ages as well as other anthropometric measurements were calculated in both groups. Multiple regression analyses were carried out to obtain the best prediction formulae using the measured variables in both subjects and control groups. Further more, graphs were plotted to show the variation of PEFR with age in the subjects and controls. Data for plotting the graphs were generated using the prediction formulae generated from this study and previous studies among Nigerians, whose best prediction formulae incorporated age and height. The graphs illustrate the limitation of applying formulae derived from a different race, tribe and / or generation to an entirely different people with dissimilar characteristics. This lends credence to the need to make use of recent locally generated formulae for local predictions.
A.I. Salisu , A. B. Adelaiye and M. Babashani , 2007. A Formula for Predicting Peak Expiratory Flow Rate in Non-Pregnant and Pregnant Women at Second and Third Trimesters of Pregnancy in Kura Local Government Area, Kano State, Nigeria . Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 1: 279-283.