TABLE 1.
CF patient characteristics
| Patienta | Strains | Age (yr) | FEV1% class | Intraindividual similarity (%) (mean ± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 123, 124, 145 | 33 | 1 | 34.34 ± 3.37 |
| 2M | 2, 126, 143 | 19 | 3 | 53.74 ± 13.35 |
| 3F | 28, 55, 127 | 5 | 3b | 65.69 ± 12.60 |
| 4F | 99, 122 | 40 | 2 | 83.33 ± 1.40 |
| 5M | 7, 37, 114 | 24 | 1 | 80.45 ± 6.11 |
| 6F | 6, 35, 52, 63, 73, 75, 79, 86, 92, 108, 120, 135 | 33 | 1 | 31.99 ± 16.33 |
| 7M | 12, 34, 56, 78, 98, 139 | 34 | 2 | 41.50 ± 46.19 |
| 8F | 5, 26, 47, 77 | 32 | 1/2 | 53.58 ± 8.31 |
| 9M | 25, 46, 71, 83, 90 | 25 | 2 | 34.99 ± 21.16 |
| 10M | 13, 18, 36, 53, 65, 87 | 30 | 3 | 36.43 ± 24.44 |
| 11F | 30, 49, 50, 57, 60, 91, 134 | 14 | 3 | 54.29 ± 22.84 |
| 12F | 11, 22, 27, 45, 64, 89, 133 | 22 | 3 | 56.57 ± 13.88 |
| 13F | 23, 40g, 40p, 59, 80, 100, 112, 118 | 27 | 1 | 58.97 ± 14.86 |
| 14M | 4, 14, 19, 29, 38, 48, 96, 104, 115, 138 | 38 | 1 | 42.22 ± 16.48 |
| 15M | 3, 32, 43, 51, 74, 76, 97, 102, 110, 111, 136, 137 | 21 | 1 | 41.59 ± 20.02 |
| 16F | 1, 8, 9, 10, 15, 21, 31, 41, 81, 82, 93, 94, 95, 119, 121 | 27 | 1 | 32.69 ± 22.65 |
a
M, male patient; F, female patient.
b
The FEV1% class was arbitrarily assigned.