TABLE 1 Descriptive characteristics of study cohort: 2000–2012#
Subjects n4886
Newly diagnosed cases n1498
Females46.9
Caucasians92.8
Age at last visit years22.0 (0–79.3)
Age at diagnosis years median0.5
Age at diagnosis
 0–2 years66.8
 2–18 years26.2
 >18 years6.9
Genotype
 Homozygous ΔF50848.1
 Heterozygous ΔF50838.1
 Other9.9
 Missing4.0
FEV1% predicted67.7 (9.5–145.1)
BMI category
 Normal weight59.0
 Overweight13.4
 Underweight17.9
 Missing9.8
Microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa79.3
Staphylococcus aureus87.8
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia37.8
Burkholderia cepacia complex11.6
 MRSA9.0
Pancreatic insufficiency85.9
CF-related diabetes24.1
Region+
 Quebec29.1
 East9.1
 Ontario34.5
 West27.3
Exacerbations per year
 068.6
 1–221.2
 ≥310.2
Transplants472 (9.7)
 Males255
 Females217
Total deaths n485
 Males227 (46.6)
 Females260 (53.4)
  • Data are presented as %, median (range) or n (%), unless otherwise stated. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; BMI: body mass index; MRSA: methicillin-resistant S. aureus; CF: cystic fibrosis. #: last recorded measurement used to summarise the data; : reflects the proportion of individuals who ever had a positive sputum culture in the study period; +: based on the region in which the subject spent the longest time.