Table 1

Descriptive statistics separately for the four groups based on the official cftr gene mutation classification system

Group 1 (n=8)Group 2 (n=30)Group 3 (n=13)Group 4 (n=17)Total (n=68)
MSDMSDMSDMSDMSDF‡
Age33.3810.6229.079.7032.319.8636.8813.5332.1511.131.90
HADS A6.632.886.604.074.153.465.182.885.783.631.74
HADS D5.003.933.002.452.082.663.652.983.222.882.00
CFQ-R Tot69.7413.6976.1115.2572.0319.2378.2514.8575.1015.730.73
BMI21.061.9421.702.2221.852.7024.714.9822.403.414.02*
FEV160.3832.5872.7926.9879.6228.5870.1224.8971.9627.370.85
Phys exer2.292.514.276.681.191.901.471.882.734.820.64
IgG10.763.1511.473.6111.092.4711.132.6811.233.060.12
Work cap201.8673.95141.7189.81200.6254.60143.6381.36162.0082.252.42†
  • *p<0.05; †p<0.10.

  • ‡With df=3 and 64.

  • BMI, body mass index; CFQ-R, Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; HADS A and D, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Anxiety and Depression; IgG, immunoglobulin G.