Exacerbations and Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization are associated with altered lung structure and function in primary ciliary dyskinesia

Table 5 . Distribution of selected parameters (mean ± SD) according to the two groups of patients stratified by the number of exacerbations

	High number of exacerbations (≥ 2/year)	Low number of exacerbations (< 2/year)	p
*Age(years)***	33.9 ± 18.4	21.4 ± 14.9	0.01
*BMI(Kg/m***²)	21.6 ± 4.6	18.6 ± 4.2	0.02
*FEV1(% of predicted value)***	73.7 ± 22.7	89.1 ± 24.2	0.03
Number of lung lobes	2.3 ± 1.4	0.9 ± 1.2	< 0.001
*Chest CT score(mBhalla)(0–48)*	14.8 ± 10.8	5.2 ± 7.1	0.001
*PA colonization(%)***	33.3	13.6	0.10

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