Table 1 Patient characteristics of the study cohort.

From: Plasma microRNA levels in male and female children with cystic fibrosis

Sex

CFTR Genotype

Age (yr)

BAL cell no. (x106/ml)

NE levels

IL-8 (pg/ml)

Streptococcus spp.

Haemophilus spp.

Escherichia spp.

Staphylococcus spp.

Moraxella spp.

Antibiotic Treatment

F

p.Phe508del/ p.Phe508del

1

1.2

32.46

185.45

No

F

p.Phe508del/ p.Phe508del

6

74.7

0.00

192.10

+

+

No

F

G551D/G551D

3

1.1

54.52

276.27

+

No

F

G551D/G551D

4

4.2

0.00

1673.19

No

F

p.Phe508del/ p.Phe508del

1

3.1

0.00

1716.03

-

Yes

F

p.Phe508del/ p.Phe508del

2

41

0.00

1745.38

No

M

p.Phe508del/ p.Phe508del

3

2.7

13454.38

336.85

 

+

Yes

M

p.Phe508del/ p.Phe508del

4

86

0.00

841.81

No

M

p.Phe508del/c.2988+1 G > A

2

0.27

0.00

841.81

 

+

+

 

Yes

M

C489+2 G > T/c.1558 G > T

1

7.5

0.00

109.08

 

+

 

Yes

M

p.Phe508del/ p.Phe508del

3

15

0.00

512.74

+

+

Yes

M

p.Phe508del/ p.Phe508del

3

55.1

227.71

1162.45

 

+

 

Yes