Serum Level of D-Lactate in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: Preliminary Data

Table 2

Serum levels of D-lactate in relation to clinical symptoms of cystic fibrosis (median: 1–3 quartiles).

		Serum D-lactate (μg/ml)	Statistical significance
CFTR mutation
delF508del/delF508del		0.95 (0.67–1.03)
delF508del/other		0.76 (0.64–0.93)
Other		0.69 (0.60–0.78)
Pancreatic insufficiency	Yes	1.05 (0.74–1.20)
	No	0.73 (0.63–0.87)
Malnutrition	Yes	0.85 (0.64–1.06)
	No	0.77 (0.71–0.88)
Liver dysfunction	Yes	0.70 (0.65–0.97)
	No	0.76 (0.65–0.95)
Symptoms from respiratory tract/recurrent respiratory tract infection	Yes	0.77 (0.67–1.02)
	No	0.75 (0.63–0.94)
Salt-loss syndrome	Yes	0.95 (0.72–1.22)
	No	0.73 (0.64–0.94)