Summary of analysis of ciliary beat frequency measurements
Ciliary beat frequency (Hz)* | |||||
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Age (years) | n | Mean | SD | 5th, 95th centiles | Dyskinetically beating edges (%)† |
*Mean ciliary beat frequency, standard deviation (SD), and 5th and 95th percentiles. | |||||
†Mean (5th, 95th percentiles) percentage of edges exhibiting areas of ciliary dyskinesia. | |||||
0–6 | 24 | 12.9 | 2.3 | 10.0, 18.1 | 10.4 (0.0, 36.8) |
7–12 | 19 | 12.9 | 1.4 | 10.9, 15.0 | 9.1 (0.0, 40.3) |
13–18 | 10 | 12.6 | 1.7 | 10.9, 15.3 | 24.8 (0.0, 56.9) |
≥19 | 23 | 11.5 | 2.8 | 7.7, 15.5 | 5.8 (0.0, 24.3) |