Research Article

Oxidative Modification of Proteins in Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis with Bacterial Infections

Table 1

Characteristics of the population studied.

ParameterHealthy subjectsPseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus aureus

Demographics
111210
 Sex (men/women)5/63/93/7
 Age at enrollment (y)
 Height (m)
 Weight (kg)
 Body mass index (kg/m2)
Genetics
 ΔF508/ΔF50881
 Unknown03
Clinical hematologic variables
 WBC (×103 cells/ L) (reference range, 5.5–15.5)
 RBC (×106 cells/ L) (reference range, 3.7–5.3)
 Neutrophil ((×103 cells/ L) (reference range, 1.8–8)
 Lymphocyte (%) (reference range, 25–50)
 Monocyte (%) (reference range, 0–11)
 Eosinophil (%) (reference range, 1–5)
 Basophil (%) (reference range, 0–1.5)
 HCT (%) (reference range, 35–45)
 MCV (fL) (reference range, 76–90)
 Hb (g/dL) (reference range, 11.5–14.5)
Serum biochemical parameters
 C-reactive protein (mg/L) (reference range, 0–10)
 Protein (g/dL) (reference range, 6–8)
 Bilirubin ( mol/L) (reference range, 0–17.1)
 Glucose (mmol/L)) (reference range, 3.6–6.1)
 Aspartate transaminase(AST) (U/L) (reference range, 1–35)
 Alanine aminotransferase(ALAT) (U/L) (reference range, 1–34)
 Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGTP) (U/L) (reference range, 1–36)
 Alkaline phosphatase(ALP) (U/L) (reference range, 110–369)
 Cholesterol (mg/dL) (reference range, 0–200)
 High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL) (reference range, 0–40)
 Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL) (reference range, 0–180)
 Triglycerides (mg/dL) (reference range, 60–160)
 Sodium (mmol/L) (reference range, 135–145)
 Potassium (mmol/L, reference range, 3.5–5)
 Urea (mmol/L) (reference range, 2.5–6.7)
 Creatinine ( mol/L) (reference range, 60–130)
Pulmonary function
 FEV1 (% predicted)
 FEV1/FVC (%)

Data are shown as means ± SD. WBC indicates white blood cell; HCT: hematocrit; MCV: mean cell volume.