Research Article

Bone Mineral Density in Cystic Fibrosis Patients with the CFTR I1234V Mutation in a Large Kindred Family Is Associated with Pancreatic Sufficiency

Table 1

Baseline demographic, anthropometric, nutritional, and other clinical characteristics.

CharacteristicsMean ± SD median (min–max)
(%)

Age (years) [16.9 (10–33)]
Height (cm) [160 (133–178)]
Weight (kg) [53 (26–95)]
Body mass index (BMI) [19.7 (14.9–36.7)]
Phosphorus (mmol/L) [1.4 (1–1.7)]
Calcium level (mmol/L) [2.3 (2.2–2.5)]
ALP (U/L) [92.5 (58–225)]
25[OH]D levels (ng/mL) [22 (6–42)]
Vitamin K levels (ng/L) [181 (107–585)]
FEV1 [86 (39–103)]
L1–L4 BMD score [−0.4 (−3.3–0.5)]
Total hip score [−0.2 (−2.3–0.9)]
Total body score [−0.2 (−2.5–1)]
L1–L4 BMD score [0.7 (−1.8–0.9)]
Total hip score [0.6 (−1.3–1.4)]
Total body score [0.6 (−1.1–1.7)]
Gender
 Male16 (61.5%)
 Female10 (38.5%)
Chronic P. aeruginosa
 Yes16 (61.5%)
 No10 (38.5%)
Multivitamin
 Yes6 (23.1%)
 No20 (76.9%)
Time of exposure to the sun
 >30 min per day7 (26.9%)
 ≤30 min per day19 (73.1%)
25[OH]D levels
 ≥30 (ng/mL)6 (23.1%)
 <30 (ng/mL)20 (76.9%)

score was calculated for a patients’ age more than 21 years.