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Table 1 (abstract A26). Comparison of demographic, clinical and polygraphic variables of the patients according to FEV1 values

From: Abstracts from the 25th Italian Congress of Cystic Fibrosis and the 15th National Congress of Cystic Fibrosis Italian Society

Patients*

FEV1<65%

FEV1>65%

p value

N.

14

17

 

Gender (M:F)

7:7

8:9

n.s.

Age (years)

18.9±4.7

16.1±5.4

n.s.

BMI (<18/>18)

11/3

10/7

n.s.

Pulmonary colonization

 Pa

9

2

<0.01

 Sa

4

10

<0.05

 Bc

1

0

n.s.

 Nbf

0

5

<0.05

LCI

17.4±3.1

9.6±3.5

<0.01

FEV1%

48.2±12.2

80.1±10.8

<0.01

Mean awake SpO2

96%±0.009

98%±0.007

n.s.

Mean Nocturnal SpO2

91%±0.01

94%±0.01

<0.01

Time with SpO2<90%

8%±0.09

2.38%±0.28

<0.01

Mean TcCO2 (mmHg)

32.6±3.33

32.6±3.09

n.s.

ODI

7.2±0.7

7.2±1.0

n.s.

AHI

0.5±0.3

1.7±2.1

n.s.

Mean awake RR

21.3±2.2

20±1.3

n.s.

Mean nocturnal RR

27.4±3.8

21.9±2.1

<0.01

  1. M: male; F: female; BMI: body mass index; Pa: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Sa: Staphylococcus aureus; Bc:Burkholderia cepacia; Nbf: normal bacterial flora; LCI: lung clearance index; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; TcCO2: transcutaneous partial pressures of carbon dioxide; ODI: oxygen desaturation index; AHI: Apnea Hypopnea Index; RR: respiratory rate. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation