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Table 1 Clinical features of cystic fibrosis patients included in the study

From: Genetic interaction of GSH metabolic pathway genes in cystic fibrosis

Sex (male)

50% (80)#

Age

17.72 ± 15.75 years (0.6 – 24 years)*

BMI - thinness and accentuated thinness

22.22% (40)#

One Class I. II or III identified mutation

28.33% (51)#

Two Class I. II or III identified mutation

47.22% (85)#

First clinical manifestation

2.90 ± 8.89 years (0 – 13 years)*

Age at diagnosis

7.62 ± 13.63 years (0 – 14.23 years)*

Onset of digestive symptoms

3.39 ± 9.11 years (0 – 12.45 years)*

Onset of pulmonary symptoms

2.90 ± 9.89 years (0 – 13 years)*

SpO2

94.92 ± 4.26 (66 – 99)*

Bhalla score

8.74 ± 5.724 (0 – 25)*

Kanga score

18.85 ± 5.84 (10 – 40)*

Shwachman-Kulczycki score

65.85 ± 16.77 (20 – 95)*

FVC (%)

79.29 ± 23.55 (19 – 135)*

FEV1 (%)

71.29 ± 27.47 (17 – 132)*

FEV1/FVC (%)

83.46 ± 15.95 (37 – 137)*

FEF25-75%

59.05 ± 35.55 (7 – 150)*

Nasal Polyps

18.33% (33)#

Diabetes mellitus

18.33% (33)#

Osteoporosis

16.11% (29)#

Pancreatic insufficiency

80.0% (144)#

Meconium ileus

15.00% (27)#

First isolated P. aeruginosa

8.55 ± 14.45 years (2 – 15 years)

P. aeruginosa status

56.67% (102)#

P. aeruginosa mucoid status

42.22% (76)#

B. cepacia status

13.88% (25)#

A. xylosoxidans status

10.00% (18)#

S. aureus status

78.88% (142)#

  1. BMI body mass index, SpO2 Hemoglobin oxygen saturation in the blood, % percentage, FVC forced vital capacity, FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in the first second, FEF 25-75 forced expiratory flow between 25 and 75% of FVC. 2. Based on 3 Consecutive positive respiratory cultures.
  2. # Percentage (Number of patients).
  3. * Continuous variables expressed as mean ± SD (range).