Table 4

Concordance between total CT score and lung function results in children with CF

Normal CTAbnormal CTTotal% Concordant (95%CI)
Normal LCI45981 (68 to 91)
Abnormal LCI53944
Total94453
Normal FEV19303947 (34 to 61)
Abnormal FEV101818
Total94857
Normal FVC9384733 (21 to 47)
Abnormal FVC01010
Total94857
Normal FEF25-757253253 (39 to 66)
Abnormal FEF25-7522325
Total94857
Normal FRC5222751 (36 to 66)
Abnormal FRC01818
Total54045
Normal RV5202554 (38 to 69)
Abnormal RV01818
Total53843
Normal TLC5313631 (18 to 47)
Abnormal TLC099
Total54045
Normal sReff8313944 (31 to 58)
Abnormal sReff11718
Total94857
  • Nb As indicated in the cumulative total for each test, technically satisfactory results were not obtained from all children for all tests. FRCmbw only detected abnormalities in one child with CF (figure E4 OLS).