TABLE 1.
Component | Score | |
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1 | Nutrition: weight-for-length % | 0 = <25%; 1 = 25–49%; 2 = ≥50% |
2 | Microbiology: PsA | 0 = colonization; 1 = successful eradication; 2 = never |
3 | Cough | 0 = daily; 1 = occasional (any cough in the last week, but less than daily); 2 = none |
4 | Pulmonary exacerbations | 0 = >3 in first year of life; 1 = 1–2 in the first year of life; 2 = none |
5 | Hospitalizations | 0 = any hospitalization for pulmonary exacerbation in the first year of life; 2 = none |
Five components measures at 12 months of life scored 0–2 points each, for a total maximum of 10 points (higher score indicates better health).