TABLE 3

Projected impact of observed proportional bias on interpretation

ResistanceMeasurements4-year-old male (105cm)8.5-year-old male (129cm)
Value measured on IOS kPa·L−1·s−1Projected value measured on tremoFlo# kPa·L−1·s−1IOS value z-scoretremoFlo value z-scoreDifference z-score+IOS value z-scoretremoFlo value z-scoreDifference z-score+
R50.750.73−1.35−1.440.090.200.100.09
11.01−0.27−0.22−0.051.281.33−0.05
1.251.290.821.01−0.192.372.56−0.19
1.51.581.902.24−0.333.453.79−0.33
R100.750.85−0.71−0.28−0.430.681.11−0.43
11.190.391.24−0.851.792.64−0.85
1.251.541.502.77−1.272.904.17−1.27
1.51.882.614.30−1.694.005.69−1.69

IOS: MasterScreen impulse oscillometry system. #: based on the observed average resistance- and oscillatory frequency-specific proportional bias (note: we conservatively used the bias observed in 38 children, without removing the outlier identified for R5); : z-score values calculated using IOS-specific paediatric normative values [9]; +: z-score difference between those derived from the IOS versus tremoFlo, with negative values indicating a lower z-score value on the IOS than the tremoFlo.