Table 1. Clinical Parameters of recruited patients.
Characteristic | Healthy | CF | CFRD | Diabetic | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (M/F) | 4/6 (n = 10) | 4/1 (n = 5) | 2/3 (n = 5) | 5/2 (n = 7) | - |
Age (Years) | 38.9 ± 9.47 | 31.4 ± 9.71 | 33.6 ± 10.88 | 25.29 ± 7.76 | 0.1079 |
FEV1/FVC % predicted | 81.60 ± 8.51 | 62.59 ± 17.99* | 60.39 ± 9.47* | 92.14 ± 13.03 | 0.0002* |
BMI (kgm−2) | 25.5 ± 4.06 | 21.61 ± 3.58 | 30.72 ± 21.13 | 27.46 ± 6.01 | 0.5182 |
HbA1c (%) | - | 5.9 ± 0.22 | 6.98 ± 0.75* | 7.57 ± 0.93* | 0.0282*0.0072* |
CRP | - | 12.97 ± 4.63 | 4.57 ± 3.32 | - | 0.063 |
WCC | - | 9.57 ± 1.86 | 10.9 ± 2.96 | - | 0.5277 |
The clinical parameters are shown as mean ± standard deviation, *statistically significant; M, Male; F, Female; CF, cystic fibrosis; CFRD, cystic fibrosis related diabetes; FEV1/FVC, forced expiratory volume/forced vital capacity; BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, haemoglobin A1c; CRP, C-reactive protein; WCC, white blood cell count.