Table 2

Time varying Cox proportional hazards analysis

VariableHazard ratio95% confidence intervalp value
FEV1 (decreasing) per unit % predicted change1.101.06 to 1.14<0.001
Colonisation (present in 1993 or acquired)7.922.65 to 23.69<0.001
Age (years) in 1993 (covariate)1.080.99 to 1.180.08