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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Thorax. 2015 Apr 24;71(3):223–229. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206750

Table 3.

Clinical Response by age group and overall

Age Group
Total N=123
< 18 N=43 ≥ 18 N=80

Short Term Treatment Response
Improvement in symptom score[1] n 36 57 93
mean (SD) −21.7 (13.9) −22.2 (14.9) −22.0 (14.4)
Change in FEV1 (% predicted)[2] n 35 65 100
mean (SD) 13.9 (9.2) 8.0 (8.3) 10.0 (9.1)
< 10% improvement FEV1 (L)[3] n (%) 10 (28.6) 23 (35.4) 33 (33.0)
IV antibiotic within 30 days of completing IV for study PE[4] n (%) 2 (4.7) 9 (11.3) 11 (8.9)

Interim Response: 3 months post study PE
Change in best FEV1 (% predicted) n 37 71 108
from 6 mos prior to 3 mos post PE mean (SD) 1.6 (12.4) 2.5 (7.9) 2.2 (9.6)
< 90% FEV1 baseline recovery[5] n (%) 5 (13.5) 8 (11.3) 13 (12.0)
IV antibiotic within 90 days of completing IV for study PE[4] n (%) 10 (23.3) 30 (37.5) 40 (32.5)

Long Term Response:
IV antibiotic within 180 days of completing IV for study PE n (%) 23 (53.5) 48 (60.0) 71 (57.7)
Time to next IV antibiotic[4](days) mean (SD) 236.5 (190.3) 234.7 (235.9) 235.3 (220.2)
median 174.0 139.0 143.0
min, Max 22.0, 740.0 10.0, 984.0 10.0, 984.0
[1]

Improvement in CF Respiratory Infection Symptom Score (CRISS) during treatment for study PE

[2]

Absolute change in percent predicted during study PE treatment from visit 1 to visit 2

[3]

<10% relative change in FEV1 (L) during study PE treatment (N=100, n<18=35, n≥18=65)

[4]

Only IV antibiotic episodes occurring 7 or more days after end of treatment for study PE are considered

[5]

Best FEV1 (% predicted) 3 months post study PE < 0.90 of best FEV1 (% predicted) 6 months prior to study PE4 (N=108, n<18=37, n≥18=71)