Characteristic Total number of patients Data distribution
Female gender 169 87 (51.5)
Age (months) 168 154; 177.13 (95%CI: 157.26 – 197.01) ± 77.71; 87 – 468
Caucasoid 169 158 (93.5)
BMI - thinness and accentuated thinness 167 34 (20.4)
One class I, II or III identified mutation   39 (23.1)
Two class I, II or III identified mutations   90 (53.3)
Age at first clinical manifestation (months) 159 2; 4.607 (95%CI: 2.775 – 6.438) ± 7.151; 0 – 39
Age at diagnosis (months) 162 16; 36.197 (95%CI: 21.528 – 50.865) ± 57.27; 0 – 379
Age at start of digestive symptoms (months) 140 3; 18.672 (95%CI: 5.189 – 32.156) ± 52.6465; 0 – 381
Age at start of pulmonary symptoms (months) 154 4; 11 (4.431 – 17.569) ± 25.649; 0 – 187
SpO2 (%) 162 97; 95.164 (93.95 – 96.378) ± 4.741; 66 – 99
Bhalla score 122 8; 8.697 (7.441 – 9.772) ± 4.551; 0 – 23
Kanga score 131 18; 19.361 (17.915 – 20.806) ± 5.645; 11 – 40
Shwachman-Kulczycki score 144 65; 67.049 (63.255 – 70.843) ± 14.815; 20 – 95
FVC (%) 126 82; 82.295 (76.739 – 87.851) ± 21.693; 19 – 132
FEV1 (%) 124 73; 75.131 (68.831 – 81.432) ± 24.601; 19 – 132
FEV1/FVC (%) 123 86; 83.937 (80.617 – 87.317) ± 13079; 37 – 100
FEF25-75% 124 62; 62.066 (54.110 – 70.021) ± 31.062; 8 – 137
Nasal polyps 166 32 (19.3)
Diabetes mellitus 166 30 (18.1)
Osteoporosis 166 28 (16.9)
Pancreatic insufficiency 168 136 (81)
Meconium ileus 168 25 (14.9)
Age at first isolated P. aeruginosa (months) 122 31; 54.066 (37.578 – 70.553) ± 64.375; 4 – 379
P. aeruginosastatusa 169 91 (53.8)
P. aeruginosamucoidstatusa 169 70 (41)
B. cepaciastatusa 169 17 (10.1)
A. xylosoxidansstatusa 169 23 (13.6)
S. aureusstatusa 169 134 (79.3)
Table 1: Patient characteristics (n=169). Continuous variables expressed as median; mean (95%CI) ± SD; range. Other data shown as number of patients (percentage).
a Based on three consecutive positive respiratory cultures.
N- Sample size; BMI:-Body mass index; SpO2-Hemoglobin oxygen saturation in the blood; FVC- Forced vital capacity; FEV1-Forced expiratory volume in the first second; FEF25-75- Forced expiratory flow between 25 and 75% of FVC.