Table 3 Patient characteristics

Gender

1.0000

Female

33

30

70

Male

26

31

69

Ethnicity

0.3778

American Indian

1

100

0

Black

2

0

100

White

50

32

68

Hispanic

2

50

50

Mixed

1

0

100

Other

3

0

100

Diagnosis

0.6639

Classic CF (PI and PS)

52

29

71

CRMS

7

43

57

Symptoms

Abdominal pain

1.0000

No

51

31

67

Yes

8

25

75

Gas

0.2181

No

56

29

71

Yes

3

67

33

Vomiting

0.3027

No

55

33

67

Yes

4

0

100

Fever

No

59

31

69

Yes

0

0

0

Exacerbation

0.7748

No

37

32

68

Yes

22

27

78

Stool frequency

0.6274

1

16

31

69

1 or 2

7

14

86

1 or 3

1

0

100

2

17

24

76

2 or 3

5

40

60

2 or 4

1

100

0

3

4

25

75

3 or 4

4

50

50

4

2

50

50

5 or 6

1

100

0

7 or 8

1

0

100

Stool description

0.6394

Formed

47

32

68

Formed foul

1

0

100

Formed greasy

1

0

100

Foul greasy

1

100

0

Loose

5

40

60

Loose formed

2

0

100

Loose foul

1

0

100

Soft

1

0

100

Hospitalization

0.7187

0

33

27

73

1

9

33

67

2

5

20

80

3

7

57

43

4

3

33

67

7

1

0

100

10

1

0

100

Meconium Ileus

0.7659

No

40

33

68

Yes

19

26

74

Surgery

1.0000

No

40

30

70

Yes

19

32

68

Intestinal resection

1.0000

No

51

31

69

Yes

8

25

75

Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome

1.0000

No

58

31

70

Yes

1

0

100

Inhaled antibiotics

0.0101

No

35

17

83

Yes

24

50

50

IV antibiotics

0.1604

No

54

28

72

Yes

5

60

40

Oral antibiotics

0.0880

No

31

19

81

Yes

28

43

57

Pancreatic enzyme

0.7533

No

16

25

75

Yes

43

33

67

Probiotic

0.0894

No

57

28

72

Yes

2

100

0

Pancreatic status

0.3433

Insufficient

43

35

65

Sufficient

16

19

81