TABLE 1.

BASELINE CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HEALTHY AND CYSTIC FIBROSIS SUBJECTS

Characteristic	Healthy (n = 15)	Cystic Fibrosis (n = 7)
Age, yr	31 ± 7	28 ± 5
Sex, M:F	8:7	2:5
FEV1, L	3.9 ± 0.66	2.1 ± 0.37*
FEV1, % predicted	104.7 ± 12.3	59.7 ± 9.14*
FEV1/FVC	0.81 ± 0.09	0.64 ± 0.11†

Definition of abbreviations: F = female; M = male.

Data are mean ± SD.

^*p < 0.0001 versus healthy control subjects by t test.

^†p = 0.0009 versus healthy control subjects by t test.