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. 2013 Aug 16;8(8):e72398. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072398

Table 1. Study Subject Characteristics.

CF Inpatients (n=13 CF Outpatients (n=14) Normal Subjects (n=10)
Age (y), mean (range) 22 (16-32) 32 (19-51) 32 (22-44)
Gender (no. female) 6 4 6
Race (no. Caucasian) 11 14 9
Genotype (n)
delta F508/delta F508 7 7
delta F508/G551D 1 2
delta F508/Q98X 1 0
delta F508/1717→A 1 0
delta F508/2184delA 0 1
delta F508/G549N 0 1
E60X/621+1 G→T 2 2
Unknown 2 2
Length of Inpatient stay (days, st dev) 16 (2)
Baseline FEV1 % (st dev) 60 (23)
Admission FEV1 % (st dev) 46 (22)
Discharge FEV1 % (st dev) 54 (27)
Admission Total Nasal Symptom Score (st dev) 3.2 (1.9) 0.5 (1.0) 1.3 (1.2)
Discharge Total Nasal Symptom Score (st dev) 1.9 (2.3)
Admission Nasal Physical Exam Score (st dev) 6.9 (4.0) 3.8 (2.6) 2.3 (1.5)
Discharge Nasal Physical Exam Score (st dev) 7.9 (2.3)
Microbiology (no. subjects)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 9 11
Burkholderia cepacia 2 2
MRSA 11 11
Controller Medications (no. subjects)
Nebulized Tobramycin 11 7
Azithromycin 11 5
Nebulized Colistin 6 5
Dornase alfa 10 9
Nebulized Hypertonic Saline 1 3
Co-morbidities (no. subject)
Pancreatic Insufficiency 13 12
Diabetes Mellitus 10 5
Sinus Disease 12 10
Liver Disease 4 0