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Table 4 Factors associated with main topics in CF adult patients

From: Identifying specific needs in adult cystic fibrosis patients: a pilot study using a custom questionnaire

Factors

To have a child

Study/job

Fatigue

Sports

Disease evolution/future

Not selected

Selected

P value

Not selected

Selected

P value

Not selected

Selected

P value

Not selected

Selected

P value

Not selected

Selected

P value

Number

42

8

 

41

9

 

40

10

 

42

8

 

42

8

 

Male

32

3

0.029

32

3

0.008

32

3

0.002

31

4

0.178

30

5

0.614

Age (years)

28.5 ± 8.6

22.1 ± 4.7

0.050

28.5 ± 8.7

22.6 ± 4.5

0.054

27.5 ± 8.4

28.0 ± 10.6

0.879

27.7 ± 7.8

26.0 ± 11.3

0.572

28.0 ± 8.4

25.5 ± 10.7

0.459

BMI (kg/m2)

21.7 ± 3.2

21.6 ± 2.8

0.854

21.5 ± 2.9

22.6 ± 3.9

0.462

22.0 ± 3.5

21.2 ± 2.6

0.532

21.7 ± 2.8

21.7 ± 4.7

0.900

22.0 ± 3.3

20.7 ± 3.1

0.293

Student/working

31

5

0.442

30

6

0.609

30

6

0.280

30

6

0.915

30

6

0.915

Pancreatic insufficiency

33

7

0.563

32

8

0.462

31

9

0.377

32

8

0.123

33

7

0.563

Diabetes

15

2

0.558

11

6

0.022

13

4

0.654

13

4

0.297

15

2

0.558

Depression

6

2

0.449

6

2

0.574

7

1

0.563

8

0

0.178

8

0

0.178

SGRQ

 Total

24.9 ± 17.1

30.2 ± 20.1

0.410

25.4 ± 18.4

27.7 ± 14.6

0.677

22.3 ± 16.4

37.2 ± 15.9

0.014

24.8 ± 17.4

30.8 ± 18.5

0.351

25.4 ± 16.8

26.0 ± 20.6

0.931

 Impact

18.2 ± 16.2

28.8 ± 12.3

0.128

20.5 ± 17.6

17.3 ± 7.7

0.643

17.0 ± 15.5

27.7 ± 14.7

0.065

19.1 ± 16.5

22.9 ± 14.7

0.529

18.3 ± 15.7

29.6 ± 14.1

0.138

 Activity

32.6 ± 20.0

41.5 ± 28.1

0.297

32.0 ± 20.8

41.5 ± 23.3

0.222

30.3 ± 19.3

45.2 ± 23.2

0.048

32.1 ± 20.8

43.7 ± 23.3

0.175

32.1 ± 21.2

44.0 ± 18.0

0.202

 Symptoms

45.6 ± 20.0

45.6 ± 26.1

0.934

45.7 ± 20.5

45.3 ± 24.3

0.980

43.0 ± 20.6

52.2 ± 19.9

0.218

45.4 ± 20.5

47.1 ± 24.8

0.786

46.9 ± 19.7

36.5 ± 24.1

0.199

Exacerbation in last year

2.5 ± 1.4

2.0 ± 1.0

0.529

2.4 ± 1.4

2.0 ± 1.0

0.608

2.4 ± 1.5

1.9 ± 0.9

0.282

2.4 ± 1.4

2.4 ± 0.9

0.854

2.2 ± 1.5

2.6 ± 0.5

0.594

FEV1 (%)

61 ± 31

77 ± 25

0.202

61 ± 30

75 ± 29

0.239

64 ± 30

63 ± 33

0.898

65 ± 31

58 ± 27

0.544

66 ± 30

57 ± 27

0.447

Colonization by PA

17

3

0.835

18

2

0.209

15

5

0.508

17

3

0.835

16

4

0.563

  1. Data are expressed as frequency or mean ± standard deviation
  2. BMI: body mass index; FEV1: Forced expiratory volume at first second; PA: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; SGRQ: St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire