Annual changes in spirometric parameters and body mass index (BMI) for CF patients with BCC infection and matched controls with P aeruginosa infection
| B cenocepacia(n = 27) | P aeruginosa(n = 27) | Estimated differenceP aeruginosa v B cenocepacia(n = 27) | p value | B multivorans(n = 8) | P aeruginosa(n = 8) | Estimated differenceP aeruginosa v B multivorans(n = 8) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results expressed as mean (SD) or median (range)* and estimated mean or median differences between the groups (P aeruginosavB cenocepacia or P aeruginosavB multivorans) and 95% confidence intervals or ranges. | ||||||||
| %FEV1* | –2.7% (–47.1 to +13.0) | –2.2% (–16.6 to +2.0) | –0.7% (–14.4 to +30.1) | 0.37 | –3.0% (–15.3 to +1.4) | –0.6% (–9.9 to +2.0) | –2.2% (–33.6 to +38.7) | 0.33 |
| %FVC* | –1.7% (–38.7 to +13) | –2.8% (–25.6 to +3.4) | –5.9% (–34.5 to +27.1) | 0.40 | −3.3% (–11.1 to +0.5) | –0.6% (–11.1 to +2.0) | +9.3% (–52.9 to +25.8) | 0.33 |
| BMI | +0.7 (1.5) | +0.5 (1.9) | +0.9 (–0.2 to +2.0) | 0.75 | +0.6 (0.9) | +0.2 (1.6) | +2.0 (+0.7 to +3.3) | 0.61 |