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Table 6 Clinical characteristics of cohort patients based on infection status ("no PA/SA" excluded)

From: Clinical outcomes associated with Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa airway infections in adult cystic fibrosis patients

 

PA + SA

PA only

P-value*

Number (%)

10

40

-

Age (years)

30.6 (±9.1)

36.8 (±13.4)

0.175

Female sex (%)

9 (45.0 %)

20 (50 %)

-

BMI

22.1 (±3.4)

21.9 (±4.8)

0.922

FEV1 (% predicted)

52.9 (±20.6)

57.1 (±28.8)

0.666

FVC (% predicted)

69.3 (±20.8)

73.6 (±27.7)

0.649

Exacerbation rate

0.9

1.3

<0.9

Hospitalization rate

0.9

0.5

<0.9

Total clinical score (out of 95)

62.3 (±13.6)

60.4 (±15.0)

0.720

Clinical subscore (out of 45)

33.9 (±3.5)

32.8 (±3.9)

0.430

Radiographic subscore (out of 25)

15.4 (±2.5)

16.0 (±2.8)

0.518

Pulmonary function subscore (out of 25)

14.9 (±5.6)

15.4 (±6.4)

0.821

Complication subscore (out of 37)

1.9 (±3.8)

3.8 (±4.3)

0.217

CRP

11.1 (±8.5)

10.4 (±10.5)

0.870