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Normal values for FEV1 and FVC are based on population studies and vary according to race, height, age and sex. They are expressed in both absolute numbers and percent predicted of normal. A value below the 5th percentile is defined as "below the lower limit of normal." However, many laboratory and computer software programs continue to express results as percentages of predicted normal values.