Table 3
Lung function decline in children with cystic fibrosis
19
Birth cohort
1960–4
1965–9
1970–4
1975–80
1980–4
1985–9
Follow up to
1978
1983
1988
1993
1998
2003
Study (n)
132
120
114
90
90
108
FEV
1
slope
−2.1
−2.6
−2.5
−1.8
−1.1
−0.8