Table 1

Nasal potential difference (PD) results in infants with hypertrypsinaemia (HIRT) compared with those with classic cystic fibrosis (CF) and healthy controls (Ctrl)

CFCtrlHIRTHIRT-NlHIRT-CFHIRT/CtrlHIRT/CFHIRT-Nl/CtrlHIRT-Nl/CFHIRT-CF/CtrlHIRT-CF/CFHIRT-Nl/HIRT-CF
No. of patients672921813p Valuep Valuep Valuep Valuep Valuep Valuep Value
Age (years)14 (7.5)27 (11)2 (2.1)1.7 (2.9)2 (1.8)<10−4<10−4<10−4<10−4<10−4<10−40.71
Maximum basal PD−51 (16)−15 (11)−22.5 (14)−17 (12)−30 (15)0.003<10−40.42<10−4<10−4<10−40.02
ΔAmiloride28 (17)6 (6.7)9 (6.7)6.3 (3.5)12.2 (7)0.03<10−40.74<10−40.01<10−40.004
∆LowCl-Iso0 (7)−15 (11)−6 (5.7)−9 (4)−3 (4)<10−4<10−40.008<10−4<10−40.00060.0006
  • Results are presented as median (IQR). Comparison with Mann–Whitney test.

  • Patients with HIRT-Nl have a diagnostic score >0.27, patients with HIRT-CF have a diagnostic score ≤0.27.