Table 1. Age and anthropometric variables, expressed as mean, standard deviation, median and confidence interval of the total sample (cough group and non-cough group).
| Variable | Total Group (n=43) M±SD (95%CI) |
NCG (n=25) M±SD (95%CI) |
CG (n=18) M±SD (95%CI) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 10.44±2.64 (9.63–11.25) |
10.36±2.81 (9.20–11.52) |
10.56±2.46 (9.33–11.78) |
0.840* |
| Female (%) | 51.2 | 44.0 | 61.1 | - |
| Weight (kg) | 35.71±11.30 (32.23–39.19) |
36.06±11.48 (31.32–40.80) |
35.22±11.36 (29.57–40.87) |
0.814* |
| Height (cm) | 142.16±16.00 (137.24–147.09) |
142.32±16.48 (135.52–149.12) |
141.94±15.77 (134.10–149.79) |
0.840* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 17.18±2.24 (16.49–17.87) |
17.33±2.22 (16.41–18.24) |
16.98±2.31 (15.84–18.13) |
0.630 † |
| Normal weight (%) | 86.05 | 88 | 83.33 | - |
| SDS classification (%) | ||||
| Excellent | 46.5 | 60 | 27.8 | - |
| Good | 46.5 | 32 | 66.7 | - |
| Average | 7 | 8 | 5.5 | - |
| Poor | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mutation classification (%) | ||||
| F508del heterozygous | 48.8 | 36.0 | 66.7 | - |
| F508del homozygous | 30.2 | 40 | 16.7 | - |
| Others | 20.9 | 24 | 16.6 | - |
| Pathogen colonization (%) | 62.8 | 60 | 66.7 | - |
M: mean; SD: standard deviation; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval for the mean; n: number; kg: kilogram; cm: centimeter; BMI: body mass index; kg/m2: kilogram per square meter; NCG: non-cough group; CG: cough group; SDS: Schwachman-Doershuk score; p-value: comparison between NCG and CG by the t and Mann-Whitney tests.
*p≤0.05, according to the Mann-Whitney U test
†p≤0.05, according to the independent t-test.