From: Children with recurrent pneumonia and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
RP and non-CF BE | RP alone | P-value* | OR (95 % CI)** | |
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Mean age ± SD at first pneumonia episode, years | 2.0 ± 1.2 | 1.8 ± 1.6 | 0.35 | 1.07 (0.51-2.23) |
Mean number of pneumonia episodes before HRCT ± SD | 4.0 ± 3.2 | 4.1 ± 2.3 | 0.30 | 0.65 (0.34-1.25) |
Mean number of wheezing events per year ± SD | 4.5 ± 2.9 | 5.0 ± 3.3 | 0.60 | 0.90 (0.45-1.81) |
First available lung function test results: | ||||
FVC (% of predicted value) | 91.1 ± 15.8 | 100.5 ± 10.6 | 0.13 | 0.52 (0.24-1.13) |
FEV1 (% of predicted value) | 77.9 ± 17.8 | 96.8 ± 12.4 | 0.004 | 0.24 (0.07-0.78) |
FEF25–75 (% of predicted value) | 69.3 ± 25.6 | 89.3 ± 21.9 | 0.048 | 0.31 (0.11-0.84) |