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Table 2 Distribution of demographic and clinical markers of CF disease for PE recurrence among 125 children

From: Lung clearance index to characterize clinical phenotypes of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis

 

Recurrence no

First PE (n = 114)

Second PE (n = 89)

Third PE (n = 28)

Age, years

11.3 (2.8)

13.1 (2.9)

14.1 (2.2)

Sex, female

55 (48.2)

41 (46.1)

11 (39.3)

BMI, Z score

− 0.59 (0.88)

− 0.62 (0.87)

− 0.83 (0.9)

Pancreatic insufficiency

72 (63.2)

59 (66.3)

23 (82.1)

CFTR genotype

 F508del/other

47 (41.2)

37 (41.6)

11 (39.3)

 F508del/F508del

30 (26.3)

27 (30.3)

10 (35.7)

 Other/other

37 (32.5)

25 (28.1)

7 (25)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, free

68 (59.6)

50 (56.2)

18 (64.3)

FEV1, % predicted

99.4 (17.3)

96.3 (18.1)

93.8 (16.0)

FEV1, Z score

− 0.03 (1.46)

− 0.29 (1.52)

− 0.51 (1.35)

LCI

10.3 (2.99)

10.6 (3.44)

10.8 (2.64)

LCI, Z scorea

5.51 (8.44)

5.64 (8.84)

7.19 (8.64)

  1. Values are presented as mean (standard deviation) or count (percentage)
  2. aMedian (IQR)