Health related quality of life in adult primary Ciliary dyskinesia patients in Cyprus: development and validation of the Greek version of the QOL-PCD questionnaire

Table 1 Demographic, diagnostic and clinical characteristics of adult patients participating in the study

Parameter	Adult PCD patients (n = 31)
*Demographic information*
Current Age^a	33.6 (22.2–50.9)
Gender (female)	18/31	58.1%
Age at Presentation^a	23.79 (17.8–45.1)
Situs Abnormalities	14/31	45.2%
*Diagnostic characteristics*
Nasal Nitric Oxide (nl/min)^a	24.9 (13.0–48.0)
TEM result
Normal TEM	8/31	25.8%
ODA + IDA	9/31	29.0%
ODA only	6/31	19.4%
CP/ IDA + MD	8/31	25.8%
Other	0/31	0%
HSVM result
Normal HSVM	0/31	0%
Immotile/Almost Immotile	13/31	41.9%
Extremely stiff due to reduced ciliary bending	8/31	25.8%
Stiff Beating pattern	3/31	9.7%
Circular Pattern	7/31	22.6%
Other	0/31	0%
*Clinical Characteristics*
Chronic Rhinorrhoea	31/31	100%
Chronic wet cough	31/31	100%
History of NRDS	14/31	45.2%
History of nasal polyps	8/30	26.7%
History of Pneumonia	12/29	41.4%
History of Heamoptysis	3/31	9.7%
History of lung resection	5/31	16.1%

^aMedian and Interquartile Range TEM Transmission Electron Microscopy, HSVM High Speed Video Microscopy, ODA + IDA Combined Outer Dynein Arm defect and Inner Dynein Arm defect, ODA Isolated Outer Dynein Arm defect, CP Central Pair defect, IDA + MD Inner Dynein Arm and Microtubular Disorganisation defect, NRDS Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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