Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants
Characteristic | Statistic | |
|---|---|---|
N | Â | 401 |
Age | Mean ± SD | 28.7 ± 8.88 |
Range (min, max) | 18 - 62 | |
Sex | Male: N (%) | 156 (38.9) |
Ethnicity (N %) | White | 393 (98.0) |
Other | 8 (2.0) | |
Working/studying | Yes: N (%) | 248 (49.4) |
Diagnosis of CF (years) | Mean ± SD | 25.3 ± 9.1 |
Median | 25.0 | |
Range (min, max) | 1 - 59 | |
Recent FEV 1 Predicted | Mean ± SD | 65.7 ± 27.3 |
Median | 67.0 | |
Range (min, max) | 17 - 99 | |
Last FEV 1 : N (%) | 0 – 1 month | 242 (63.9) |
>1 - 3 months | 97 (25.6) | |
>3 months | 11 (2.9) | |
Recent Exacerbation: N (%) | Yes | 114 (30.1) |
Requiring Hospitalisation | N (%) of above | 42 (36.8) |