Sweat tests, age at diagnosis, at death and at onset of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) colonization in different genotypes.
| ΔF508 | 3905insT | Significance | |
| Age at diagnosis yrs | 0.3(0–18) | 0.25(0–3.6) | ns |
| Sweat sodium mmol·L−1 | 83.5±16.5 | 87.9±18.8 | ns |
| Sweat chloride mmol·L−1 | 105.6±15.2 | 120.0±22.1 | P<0.05 |
| Age at PA onset yrs | 7.4±6.6 | 8.4±6.6 | ns |
| Age at death yrs | 24.04(18.4–27.1) | 20.25(8.8–32.6) | P<0.05 |
| Current age yrs | 19.4(2.3–36.6) | 18.8(2.7–37.3) | ns |
Data are presented as median (range) or mean±sd
Thirty subjects were included in each group (ΔF508 and 3905insT; six died from group ΔF508 and 12 died from group 3905insT)
ns: nonsignificant