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Table 1 Characteristics of Children that Completed the Study

From: Acute inhalation of hypertonic saline does not improve mucociliary clearance in all children with cystic fibrosis

Characteristic

No. (%) or Median (IQR)

No. of patients

12 (100)

Age (years)

10.5 (8.9 - 12.4)

FVC (% predicted)

107 (101.5 - 116.0)

FEV1 (% predicted)

108 (102.5 - 117.5)

Height (percentile)

36.5 (16.0 - 70.5)

Weight (percentile)

39.5 (27.5 - 71.5)

BMI (percentile)

48.5 (35.0 - 69.5)

Genotype:

 

   F508del homozygous

9 (75%)

   F508del heterozygous

2 (17%)

   Other

1 (8%)

Routine Medications:

 

   Albuterol

3 (25%)

   rhDNase (dornase alpha)

11 (92%)

   Salmeterol/fluticasone

7 (58%)

   Azithromycin

5 (42%)

   Inhaled tobramycin

2 (17%)

Organisms cultured at screening:

 

   Staphylococcus aureus

5 (42%)

   Aspergillus fumigates

3 (25%)

   Normal/Mixed Respiratory Flora

2 (17%)

   Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2 (17%)

   Haemophilus influenza

2 (17%)

   MRSA

1 (8%)

   Stenotrophomonas multiphilia

1 (8%)

   Paecilomyces variotll

1 (8%)

  1. Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range