| Group | Number | Mean | Standard deviation |
P-value Kruskall-Wallis |
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FEV1 % | I | 10 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.002 |
II | 13 | -6.0 | 6.6 |
III | 26 | -2.6 | 2.9 |
Total | 49 | -3.0 | 4.6 | |
FVC % | I | 10 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.010 |
II | 13 | -6.0 | 79 |
III | 26 | -2.2 | 2.9 |
Total | 49 | -2.6 | 5.2 | |
- Number: number of patients who performed spirometry
- Group I: patients with intermittent colonization with B. cepacia complex bacteria (1 or 2 isolates per year)
- Group II: patients with chronic colonization with B. cepacia complex bacteria (≥3 isolates per year)
- Group III: patients never colonized with B. cepacia complex bacteria
- FEV1 %: forced expiratory volume in 1 s
- FVC %: forced vital capacity
- Level of significance p-value <0.05