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Table 1 Comparison between quality of life scores and medical parameters, forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1) and body mass index (BMI), at the beginning and one month after the end of rehabilitation programme by paired t-test Bonferroni adjusted (CI: .95 confidence interval of mean)

From: The effect of inpatient rehabilitation programmes on quality of life in patients with cystic fibrosis: A multi-center study

Variable

T1 mean (CI)/SD

T2 mean (CI)/SD

t

df

p

general life satisfaction

39.6 (31.8–48.5)/37.5

45.8 (38.0–53.8)/35.6

2.29

76

0.025

health-related life satisfaction

55.2 (46.1–64.6)/42.3

63.1 (54.5–72.7)/41.2

2.71

79

0.008

CF-related life satisfaction

52.8 (43.5–62.1)/42.4

63.1 (53.5–72.7)/43.6

3.21

81

0.002

FEV1% of the predicted

52.9 (48.5–58.0)/21.1

55.5 (50.8–60.1)/20.3

2.47

73

0.016

BMI

20.2 (19.6–20.8)/2.7

20.5 (19.9–21.0)/2.7

3.81

81

< 0.001