Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics at Baseline for 40 Adult CF Patients

Variable	Mean [SD]	Range	n
Age (years)	28.7 [8.4]	19–52	40
Age at first menstruation (years)	12.9 [1.5]	11–16	17
Height (cm)	166.4 [8.4]	150–183	38
Weight (kg)	57.4 [8.0]	43.3–78	38
Body mass index (gm / kg2)	20.6 [2.3]	16.6–25.1	37
VO2max (L / min)1	1.7 [0.6]	0.65–2.65	37
VO2max (% normal)	87.9 [23.4]	37–117	37
FEV1 (L)2	1.9 [0.6]	0.7–3.3	37
FEV1 (% normal)	52.3 [15.7]	22–87	37
DLCO (mL / min / mmHg)3	19.8 [6.5]	2.05–34.2	37
DLCO (% normal)	60.0 [11.6]	40–85	37
Exercise capacity (kpm)4	797.3 [237.4]	400–1300	37
Exercise capacity (% normal)	76.6 [20.4]	41–113	37
Genotype	-	-
homozygous Δ F508			12
heterozygous Δ F508			18
other heterozygous			5
unknown			5

¹ VO₂max = oxygen consumption during controlled exercise; ² FEV₁ = forced expiratory volume in one second; ³ DLCO = diffusion of lung (carbon monoxide); ⁴ exercise capacity = a measure of power output; measured using Stage 1 Jones protocol