Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of a convenience sample of adults with cystic fibrosis (N = 165)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Pulmonary impairment | |
| Mild (FEV1 ≥80%) | 42 (25) |
| Moderate (50%–79%) | 58 (35) |
| Severe or very severe (<49%) | 65 (39) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 92 (56) |
| Female | 73 (44) |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 161 (98) |
| African-American | 1 (1) |
| Other or multiple races | 3 (2) |
| Religiosity (importance of religion) | |
| Not at all important | 34 (21) |
| Not too important | 36 (22) |
| Fairly important | 46 (28) |
| Very important | 49 (30) |
| Religious affiliation | |
| Protestant Christian | 30 (18) |
| Roman Catholic | 44 (27) |
| Other Christian | 30 (18) |
| Jewish | 2 (1) |
| Buddhist | 1 (1) |
| Agnostic/atheist/no religion | 21 (13) |
| Other | 37 (22) |
| Age in years | |
| Median (range) | 29 (18–66) |
| 18–29 | 84 (51) |
| 30–39 | 56 (34) |
| 40–49 | 14 (8) |
| 50+ | 11 (7) |
| Education | |
| Some high school or less | 4 (2) |
| High school diploma/GED | 52 (32) |
| Vocational school | 2 (1) |
| Some college | 32 (19) |
| College degree | 58 (35) |
| Professional or graduate degree | 17 (10) |
| Financial status | |
| Money left over | 75 (45) |
| Just enough money to make ends meet | 69 (42) |
| Not enough money to make ends meet | 21 (13) |
| Relationship status | |
| Single | 102 (62) |
| Partnered/married | 63 (38) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |
| Median (range) | 21.3 (15.2–43.0) |
| Transplant status | |
| Not evaluated or listed | 159 (96) |
| Awaiting transplant | 5 (3) |
| Post-transplant | 1 (1) |
| CF-related diabetes | |
| No | 100 (61) |
| Yes | 65 (39) |
| Pulmonary exacerbations in prior 12 months | |
| Median (range) | 0 (0–21) |
| Hospitalisations in prior 12 months | |
| Median (range) | 1 (0–36) |
| Health status | |
| Excellent | 20 (12) |
| Good | 62 (38) |
| Fair | 63 (38) |
| Poor | 20 (12) |
BMI, body mass index; CF, cystic fibrosis; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s.