Transforming Growth Factor β1 Genotypes in Relation to TGFβ1, Interleukin-8, and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in Induced Sputum and Blood in Cystic Fibrosis

Table 1

Patients characteristics.

	CF patients	Controls
	(𝑛=24)	(𝑛=8)
	Median
ΔF 508 (homozygous)	+	−
Age (years)	20.5	27.5
Sex (m/f)	(14/10)	(3/5)
BMI (kg/m^2)	20.4	21.6
P. aeruginosa +	9	−
Shwachman score	75	−
FEV1 (% predicted)	83	−
MEF 25 (% predicted)	36.7	−
VC (% predicted)	84.9	−

ΔF 508 (homozygous): homozygous for the ΔF 508 mutation; m: male; f: female; P. aeruginosa +: Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization; FEV1 (% predicted): forced expiratory volume in 1 s in % predicted; MEF 25 (% predicted): maximum expiratory flow at 25% of forced vital capacity in % predicted; VC (% predicted): vital capacity in % predicted.