Table 1. Characteristics of the study population (presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated).
| CF n = 61 | Health n = 62 | |
| % Females | 41% | 39% |
| Age (years) mean (range) | 11.0 (3–17) | 10.9 (3–18) |
| Weight (kg) Centile-for-age | 45.7 (27.7) | 69.0 (22.4) |
| BMI Centile-for-age | 46.5 (25.3) | 57.2 (27.7) |
| Height (cm) Centile-for-age | 47.6 (29.5) | 75.8 (21.1) |
| * FRCpleth (% pred) | 118.8 (19.9) | 105.5 (14.6) |
| ** FEV1 (Z-score) | −1.2 (1.5) | −0.2 (0.8) |
| ** FEV1 (% pred) | 85.9 (18.2) | 97.8 (10.2) |
*
FRCpleth measurements were obtained in n = 44 HC and n = 30 CF.
**
FEV1 measured in n = 53 HC and n = 56 CF.