Abstract
PurposeThe aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify the major factors influencing pulmonary function in CF patients from western side of Romania.Patients and MethodsThe study enrolled 51 patients with CF between the ages of 6 and 27.8 years who were monitored at regular visits to the National Cystic Fibrosis Centre and Pius Branzeu County Hospital in Timisoara, Romania, over a period of 2 years. The relationships between lung function, as measured by forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), with patient age, sex, body mass index (BMI), pancreatic insufficiency (PI), microbial infection, CF-related diabetes (CFRD), CF-associated liver disease (CFLD), and physical activity <30 min/day, were evaluated by multivariate regression analysis.ResultsThe results showed that FEV1 was 0.32% higher for each increase in percentile of BMI (95% confidence interval: 0.034–0.619). In addition, mean FEV1 was 1.52% lower with every year rise of age. PI and female sex increased the risk of impaired lung function (FEV1 <60%). The factors most closely correlated with pulmonary function in pediatric CF patients were current age (negative) and BMI (positive).ConclusionThe findings of this study, in combination with what is known from other studies in CF, suggest that a better nutritional status and infection prophylaxis should be part of a comprehensive clinical management strategy for pediatric CF in Romania.
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