Table 1—

Anthropometric and lung function data for 52 cystic fibrosis patients at the start and end of the study

StartEnd
Height cm140.1±12.6157.4±13.5
Age yrs10.3±2.213.8±2.5
Weight kg32.9±8.345.9±11.7
FVC % pred Z96.3±16.294.2±14.7
FVC % pred K96.0±16.193.9±14.4
FVC % pred Q93.6±14.390.2±13.6
FVC % pred W98.5±15.196.5±13.9
FEV1 % pred Z89.6±20.283.2±16.8
FEV1 % pred K94.2±19.5104.1±21.2
FEV1 % pred Q84.8±18.177.7±15.7
FEV1 % pred W88.7±18.981.6±16.6
  • Data are presented as mean±sd

  • PVC: forced vital capacity

  • FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second

  • Z: using reference equation described in Zapletal et al. 9

  • K: using reference equation described in Knudson et al. 8

  • Q: using reference equation described in Quanjer et al. 4

  • W: using reference equation described in Wang et al. 6