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Table 1 Patient Characteristics by Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Mutation Status

From: A survey identifying nutritional needs in a contemporary adult cystic fibrosis cohort

 

All Eligible Patients N = 66

CFTR Mutation Class I-III N = 54

CFTR Mutation Class IV-V N = 12

 

Variable

Observed

N

Observed

N

Observed

N

p Value

Age – mean (SD), years

32.3 (11.4)

66

30.4 (8.8)

54

40.8 (17.2)

12

0.0637

Male gender

32 (48.5)

66

27 (50.0)

54

5 (41.7)

12

0.601

Medicaid Insurance

23 (35.4)

65

17 (32.1)

53

6 (50.0)

12

0.241

CFTR mutation status

 

66

     

Homozygous Class I-III

54 (81.8)

      

Heterozygous Class I-III

12 (18.2)

      

Homozygous Class IV-V

0 (0)

      

FEV1 - % predicted (SD)

59.3 (23.3)

66

57.3 (22.7)

54

68.3 (24.9)

12

0.178

Weight – mean (SD), kg

66.1 (14.6)

66

63.9 (11.9)

54

76.0 (21.2)

12

0.079

BMI – mean (SD), kg/m2

23.4 (4.3)

66

22.8 (3.5)

54

26.2 (6.4)

12

0.099

BMI < 18.5

9 (13.6)

66

7 (13.0)

54

2 (16.7)

12

0.663b

BMI 18.5–24.99

38 (57.6)

66

34 (63.0)

54

4 (33.3)

12

0.104b

BMI 25–29.99

13 (19.7)

66

11 (20.4)

54

2 (16.7)

12

1.000b

BMI ≥ 30

6 (9.1)

66

2 (3.7)

54

4 (33.3)

12

0.008 b

BMI meeting CFF goala

38 (57.6)

66

29 (53.7)

54

9 (75.0)

12

0.177b

CF-related diabetes on insulin

15 (23.1)

65

14 (26.4)

53

1 (8.3)

12

0.267b

CF-related PI on enzymes

58 (89.2)

65

52 (98.1)

53

6 (50.0)

12

< 0.001 b

Prednisone use (at time of survey)

5 (7.7)

65

5 (9.4)

53

0 (0)

12

0.575b

PEG tube in place

2 (3.1)

65

1 (1.9)

53

1 (8.3)

12

0.338b

Nutritional supplement use

32 (49.2)

65

26 (49.1)

53

6 (50.0)

12

0.953

  1. Data are presented as No. (%) unless indicated otherwise. Certain background clinical data were not recorded and were thus unavailable for one individual
  2. aCFF goal for weight is BMI ≥22 kg/m2 for females, and ≥ 23 kg/m2 for males
  3. b= Fisher’s exact test
  4. CF cystic fibrosis, SD standard deviation, CFTR cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in one second, BMI body mass index, CFF Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, PI pancreatic insufficiency, PEG percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy