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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Jun;58(6):733–738. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000313

Table 1. Characteristics of Children with CF and PI by B12 Status Groups.

Serum B12 Groups
All Hi-B12 RR-B12 P-value1
Number 106 59 47
Age, yr 10.4 ± 3.0 11.0 ± 3.3 9.6 ± 2.6 0.02
Age > 12y, % 28 39 15 0.01
Sex, % male 57 51 64 0.18
WAZ −0.38 ± 0.78 −0.48 ± 0.68 −0.24 ± 0.89 0.11
HAZ −0.39 ± 0.92 −0.44 ±0.97 −0.32 ± 0.86 0.51
Adj HAZ 2 −0.68 ± 0.89 −0.73 ± 0.92 −0.61 ± 0.85 0.49
BMIZ −0.19 ± 0.77 −0.32 ± 0.68 −0.03 ± 0.85 0.05
FEV1, % predicted 2 96 ± 23 90 ± 23 103 ± 20 0.005

HAZ, height-for-age Z score; adjHAZ, height-for age Z score adjusted for mid-parental height; WAZ, weight-for-age Z score; BMIZ, body mass index-for-age Z score;

1

Means ± SD and t-tests for normally distributed variables.

2

n=103 (n=58 for Hi-B12, n=45 for RR - B12).