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Table 1 Characteristics of the 30 adolescents evaluated at the Reference Center of Cystic Fibrosis of HC - USP, 2010

From: Nutritional status of adolescents with cystic fibrosis treated at a reference center in the southeast region of Brazil

Characteristics

Number

Percent

 

Reported color

 

White

26/30

86.7

Non-white

4/30

13.3

 

Sex

 

Male

16/30

53.4

Female

14/10

46.6

 

Presence of pancreatic insufficiency

 

No

9/30

30.0

Yes

21/30

70.0

 

Use of pancreatic enzymes

 

Yes

21/30

70

No

9/30

30

 

Use of enzymes according to pancreatic sufficiency

 

With pancreatic insufficiency

21/21

100

With pancreatic sufficiency

0/9

0

 

Age at CF diagnosis

 

<2 years

16/30

53.3

≥2 years

14/30

46.6

 

Age at diagnosis of pancreatic insufficiency

 

<2 years

16/21

76.2

≥2 years

5/21

23.8

 

Pancreatic insufficiency in patients diagnosed before 2 years of age

 

Yes

16/16

100

No

0/16

0

 

Pubertal stage

 

Prepubertal

7/30

23.3

Pubertal

11/30

36.7

Postpubertal

12/30

40.0