Nutrition, measures of fitness, and quality of life in children with cystic fibrosis according to age and disease severity
| Mild disease severity | Moderate to severe disease severity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepubescent | Pubescent | Prepubescent | Pubescent | |
| All values shown are mean (SE). | ||||
| *Significant difference between mild and moderate to severe disease severity in children of the same gender and age group (p < 0.05). | ||||
| Mild disease severity = FEV1 ⩾70% predicted. | ||||
| Moderate to severe disease severity = FEV1 <70% predicted. | ||||
| Girls | ||||
| BMP (%) | 97.6 (15.9) | 96.9 (13.2) | 74.0* (14.9) | 68.9* (12.5) |
| Aerobic capacity (ml/kg/min) | 42.0 (7.6) | 45.3 (8.6) | 40.7* (6.9) | 36.2* (5.9) |
| Anaerobic power (watts/kg LBM) | 9.8 (1.8) | 10.2 (1.9) | 9.2 (1.5)* | 9.4 (1.6)* |
| Activity counts (units) | 9200 (290) | 11200 (250) | 8100 (280)* | 9400 (260)* |
| Quality of wellbeing score | 0.92 (0.08) | 0.93 (0.07) | 0.73* (0.16) | 0.70* (0.13) |
| Boys | ||||
| BMP (%) | 98.6 (13.2) | 99.9 (11.6) | 75.4* (13.6) | 65.7* (11.6) |
| Aerobic capacity (ml/kg/min) | 44.0 (8.5) | 52.3 (7.9) | 39.4* (6.4) | 38.3* (6.8) |
| Anaerobic power (watts/kg LBM) | 9.9 (1.7) | 12.4 (1.8) | 9.4 (1.7)* | 10.9 (1.6)* |
| Activity counts (units) | 9400 (260) | 11800 (270) | 8400 (280)* | 9900 (260)* |
| Quality of wellbeing score | 0.93 (0.07) | 0.94 (0.06) | 0.70* (0.13) | 0.68* (0.14) |