Table 1.
Sample characterization.
| Variable | Study group (n = 39) |
Control group (n = 36) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 13.0 ± 3.2 | 12.3 ± 4.1 | 0.420a |
| Age group, n (%) | 0.223b | ||
| <12 years | 11 (28.2) | 16 (44.4) | |
| 12–17 years | 24 (61.5) | 15 (41.7) | |
| >18 years | 4 (10.3) | 5 (13.9) | |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.076b | ||
| Male | 22 (56.4) | 12 (33.3) | |
| Female | 17 (43.6) | 24 (66.7) | |
| Mutation, n (%) | – | ||
| Delta F508 | 23 (92.0) | – | |
| R553X | 1 (4.0) | – | |
| L543X and A561E | 1 (4.0) | – | |
| AG courses, n (%) | – | ||
| <10 | 33 (84.6) | – | |
| >10 | 6 (15.4) | – | |
SD, standard deviation; AG, aminoglycosides.
a
Student's t-test.
b
Chi-squared test (Pearson).