Long-term follow-up of distal intestinal obstruction syndrome in cystic fibrosis

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2015; 21(1): 318-325
Published online Jan 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.318

Table 2 Characteristics of the cohort n (%)

	Study group	Control group	P-value
Patients	26	31	NS
Sex
Male	19 (73.1)	20 (64.5)	NS
Female	7 (26.9)	9 (35.5)	NS
Age, mean ± SD (years-old)	9.7 ± 22.5	6.7 ± 20.9	NS
Genotype
Homozygote	13 (50.0)	12 (38.7)	NS
Heterozygote	8 (30.8)	9 (35.5)	NS
Unknown	5 (19.2)	8 (25.8)	NS
DeltaF508	12 (46.2)	18 (58.1)	NS
BMI, weight/height	18.4	19.3	NS
PI	18 (69.2)	27 (87.1)	NS
MI in the past	17 (65.4)	0 (0.0)	< 0.02¹
Lung colonization
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	22 (84.6)	28 (90.3)	NS
Staphylococcus aureus	14 (53.8)	13 (41.9)	NS
Burkholderia cepacia	2 (7.7)	0 (0.0)	NS
MOTT	2 (7.7)	5 (16.1)	NS
Aspergillus spp.	9 (34.6)	1 (3.2)	< 0.02¹

¹Statistically significant. Study group: Cystic fibrosis patients diagnosed with distal intestinal obstruction syndrome; Control group: Cystic fibrosis patients; n: Number of patients; SD: Standard deviation; BMI: Body mass index; MI: Meconium ileus; MOTT: Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis; PI: Pancreatic insufficiency; NS: Not significant.

Citation: Lavie M, Manovitz T, Vilozni D, Levy-Mendelovich S, Sarouk I, Weintraubv I, Shoseyov D, Cohen-Cymberknoh M, Rivlin J, Efrati O. Long-term follow-up of distal intestinal obstruction syndrome in cystic fibrosis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(1): 318-325
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