Table 1

Characteristics of CF and control participants divided into three age groups (children, adolescents and adults)

Patient characteristicsCFControlp value
Values are mean (SD).
*Adolescents defined as 11–18 years for females and 11–20 years for males.
†Adults defined as >18 years for females and >20 years for males.
Children (5–10 years)
    N4032
    F/M21/1918/140.81
    Weight Z score0.02 (0.97)0.28 (1.09)0.29
    Height Z score−0.22 (0.95)0.21 (1.06)0.08
    Best FEV1 in last 6 months (% predicted)83.5 (14.5)
Adolescents*
    N5575
    F/M20/3537/380.16
    Weight Z score−0.74 (0.95)0.24 (0.81)<0.001
    Height Z score−0.82 (0.82)0.61 (0.93)<0.001
    Best FEV1 in last 6 months (% predicted)77.5 (23.6)
Adults†
    N5842
    F/M28/3028/140.10
    Weight Z score−0.37 (0.95)0.01 (0.75)0.04
    Height Z score−0.13 (1.09)−0.18 (0.78)0.81
    Best FEV1 in last 6 months (% predicted)56.6 (20.1)