Table 3.
Follow up assessment of the 37 children after long term treatment
| Variables | N = 37 |
|---|---|
| Follow up duration -year | 2.88 ± 1.72 (0.03–9.21, median 2.83) |
| Age at follow up | 10.63 ± 5.23 (2.45–20.04, median 11.16) |
| Pancreatic malfunction -no/total no (%) | 15/37 (40.54) |
| BMI | 16.87 ± 3.54 |
| BMI centiles | 32.26% ± 32.75% (0.1–98.5%, 18.9%) |
| BMI Z-score | −0.78 ± 1.46 |
| Acute exacerbation times | 1.62 ± 1.71 |
| Respiratory infection times after treatment | 1.97 ± 1.87 |
| Lung function -no/total no (%) | 17/37 (45.95) |
| FEV1 | 75.26% ± 22.34% (34.8–120.2%, 80%) |
| FVC | 86.99% ± 19.95% (41.4–116.5%, 92%) |
| FEF75 | 36.63% ± 24.30% (7–99.2%, 30.3%) |
| Change of lung function –no/total no (%) | 17/37 (45.95) |
| Better -no/total no (%) | 7/17 (41.18) |
| Worse -no/total no (%) | 10/17 (58.82) |
| Bacterial colonies -no/total no (%) | 27/37 (72.97) |
| PA -no/total no (%) | 17/27 (62.96) |
| SA -no/total no (%) | 6/27 (22.22) |
| Changes of bronchiectasis -no/total no (%) | 22/37 (59.46) |
| Decrease -no/total no (%) | 3/22 (13.64) |
| Unchanged -no/total no (%) | 13/22 (59.09) |
| Increase -no/total no (%) | 6/22 (27.27) |
Plus–minus values are means ±SD