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. 2018 Apr 20;4(2):00109-2017. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00109-2017

TABLE 2.

Survival analysis of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients according to clinical severity in the first 3 years of life and diagnosis

Patients Events 10-year survival %
(95% CI)
15-year survival %
(95% CI)
20-year survival %
(95% CI)
p-value
Overall survival#
 Severe
  NBS 95 23 98.84 (92.03–99.84) 92.56 (84.17–96.59) 84.93 (74.29–91.41) 0.007§
  Symptoms 34 21 87.88 (70.86–95.27) 72.73 (54.13–84.77) 63.64 (44.95–77.46)
 Moderate
  NBS 80 4 100.00 98.46 (89.58–99.78) 94.48 (83.72–98.20) 0.016§
  Symptoms 40 12 100.00 88.89 (73.05–95.68) 85.93 (69.41–93.89)
 Mild
  NBS 149 6 99.29 (95.07–99.90) 99.29 (95.07–99.90) 98.21 (92.83–99.56) 0.6§
  Symptoms 58 12 96.55 (86.91–99.13) 96.55 (86.91–99.13) 92.80 (81.92–97.24)
Cumulative incidence of CF-related death
 Severe
  NBS 95 13 1.16 (0.17–8.16) 6.22 (2.66–14.55) 12.36 (6.66–22.92) 0.0001ƒ
  Symptoms 34 19 12.12 (4.84–30.38) 27.27 (15.62–47.61) 36.36 (23.16–57.11)
 Moderate
  NBS 80 3 0.00 0.00 3.98 (1.02–15.48) 0.01ƒ
  Symptoms 40 10 0.00 11.11 (4.41–27.99) 14.07 (6.24–31.75)
 Mild
  NBS 149 4 0.71 (0.10–5.00) 0.71 (0.10–5.00) 1.79 (0.44–7.28) 0.2ƒ
  Symptoms 58 9 3.45 (0.88–13.46) 3.45 (0.88–13.46) 7.20 (2.80–18.53)
Event-free survival+
 Severe
  NBS 95 33 98.84 (92.03–99.84) 88.68 (79.34–93.95) 79.76 (68.53–87.33) 0.07§
  Symptoms 34 25 87.88 (70.86–95.27) 72.73 (54.13–84.77) 63.64 (44.95–77.46)
 Moderate
  NBS 80 6 100.00 98.46 (89.58–99.78) 92.68 (81.55–97.21) 0.013§
  Symptoms 40 15 100.00 88.89 (73.05–95.68) 85.93 (69.41–93.89)
 Mild
  NBS 149 8 99.29 (95.07–99.90) 99.29 (95.07–99.90) 95.78 (88.94–98.43) 0.8§
  Symptoms 58 14 96.55 (86.91–99.13) 96.55 (86.91–99.13) 92.80 (81.92–97.24)

Data are presented as n, unless otherwise stated. NBS: newborn screening. #: death due to any cause is considered an event; : CF-related death is considered an event; +: death due to any cause and lung transplant were considered events; §: log-rank test; ƒ: Gray test.