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. 2021 Dec 10;161(5):1167–1179. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.11.035

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics

Characteristic Prepandemic Year (2019-2020) Pandemic Year (2020-2021)
Sex
 Female 59 (54) a
 Male 51 (46) a
Age, y
 18-24 27 (25) a
 25-34 41 (37) a
 35-44 19 (17) a
 45-54 15 (14) a
 55+ 8 (7) a
Ethnicity
 White 105 (95) a
 Black 5 (5) a
 Hispanic 0 a
Genetics
 del F508 homozygous 59 (54) a
 del F508 heterozygous 40 (36) a
 Lung function, FEV1 % predicted
 < 40% 17 (15) 15 (14)
 40%-69% 30 (27) 29 (26)
 70%-89% 39 (35) 35 (32)
 > 90% 24 (22) 31 (28)
Pulmonary exacerbations per year
 Total exacerbations 96 38
 Annualized exacerbations per person 0.13 0.05
CFTR modulator use
 Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor 88 (80) 94 (85)
 Tezacaftor/ivacaftor 55 (50) 2 (2)
 Lumacaftor/ivacaftor 7 (6) 2 (2)
 Ivacaftor 17 (15) 4 (4)
Microbiology of colonizing species
 P. aeruginosa 66 (60) 52 (47)
 Methicillin-resistant S. aureus 28 (25) 25 (22)
 S. maltophilia 19 (18) 13 (12)
 B. cepacia complex 5 (4) 4 (3)
 Aspergillus 40 (37) 14 (13)
 Achromobacter 10 (9) 7 (6)
 Nontuberculous mycobacterium 23 (21) 9 (8)
CF-related diabetes
 Yes 41 (37) 45 (41)
 Negative screening during calendar year 38 (35) 28 (25)
 Not screened during calendar year 31 (28) 37 (34)
CF bone disease
 Screened and normal 43 (39) 50 (45)
 Osteopenia 33 (30) 40 (36)
 Osteoporosis 3 (3) 5 (5)
 Unknown 31 (28) 15 (14)
BMI, kg/m2
 ≤ 17 3 (3) 3 (3)
 18-23 51 (46) 38 (35)
 ≥ 24 56 (51) 69 (62)

Data are presented as No. (%) or No. CF = cystic fibrosis; CFTR = cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.

a

Data only collected for the baseline year for this characteristic.