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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants in adulthood and perinatal data

From: Large airway T cells in adults with former bronchopulmonary dysplasia

 

Full term-birth

Preterm-birth

Healthy

Asthma

Preterm

BPD

Adulthood, n

23

22

20

23

Age

20.4 (19.1–20.8)

20.3 (19.5–21.9)

19.1 (18.9–19.4)*

19.6 (19.0-19.8)*

BMI

21.7 (20.5–23.6)

22.7 (20.6–25.7)

20.9 (19.4–23.7)

21.9 (19.4–24.1)

Gender (males)

11 (47.8)

9 (40.9)

10 (50.0)

11 (47.8)

Allergy (fur, flower, and food)#

0

20 (90.9)

2 (10.0)

7 (30.4)

Positive Phadiatop®

0

22(100)

6 (30.0)

2(8.7)

Methacholine test positive

0

22(100)

11 (55.0)

16 (69.7)

Post FEV1%, predicted

108.7 (101.2-112.5)

104.5 (94.1–110.0)

104.6 (98.6-115.9)

90.2 (83.8-100.7)*

Post FEV1 Z-score

0.75 (-0.04-1.08)

0.27 (-0.52-0.77)

0.40 (-0.12-1.32)

-0.85 (-1.37- -0.15)**

Post FVC %, predicted

105.1 (98.6-110.1)

103.0 (94.5-110.4)

98.1 (92.8-111.2)

94.9 (85.6–101.0)*

Post FVC Z-score

0.33 (-0.12- 0.69)

0.20 (-0.48-0.85)

-0.17 (-0.52-0.77)

-0.41 (-1.24-0.06)**

Post FEV1 /FVC

0.90 (0.86–0.92)

0.86 (0.85–0.89)*

0.92 (0.86–0.94)

0.83 (0.74–0.88)**

Post FEV1 /FVC Z-score

0.48 (-0.07-0.88)

-0.16 (-0.43-0.33)*

0.69 (0.01–1.20)

-0.79 (-1.79-0.03)**

FeNO, ppb

10.7 (9.7–16.5)

31.4 (11.6–49.2)*

13.1 (10.5–19.4)

14.7 (9.4–22.0)

DLCO (% pred)

87.0 (81.5–96.0)

81.5 (75.0–91.0)

78.5 (66.0-90.5)*

69.5 (65.0–77.0)***

RV/TLC

19.0 (17.0-22.5)

18.5 (14.0–23.0)

21.0 (18.0–23.0)

20.0 (17.0–24.0)

Perinatal period, n

    

BPD severity, (mild, moderate, severe), n

N/A

N/A

N/A

9, 7, 7

Gestational age, weeks

40.1 (39.4–40.6)

39.9 (39.0–41.0)

30.1 (29.3–30.7)**

26.6 (26.3–28.2)**

Birth weight, gram

3457.5 (3245.0-3770.0)

3444.5 (3024.0-3935.0)

1470.0 (1132.5-1577.5)**

962.0 (782.5-1137.5)**

Apgar, 1 min

9 (8–9)

9 (9–9)

8 (7–9)

5 (4–8)**

Apgar, 5 min

10 (10–10)

10 (9–10)

9 (7–10)**

7 (7–9)**

Antenatal steroids

N/A

N/A

12 (60.0)

9 (39.1)

Instillation of surfactant,

N/A

N/A

2 (10.0)

8 (34.8)

Mechanical ventilation, days

N/A

N/A

0 (0–0)

6 (1–15)

CPAP, days

-N/A (delete-)

-N/A(delete-)

3.0 (2.0–5.0)

38.5 (30.0–52.0)

Supplemental O2, days

-N/A (delete-)

-N/A (delete-)

3.0 (1.0-8.5)

65.0 (58.0-83.5)

Postnatal period

    

Inhaled corticosteroids

N/A

N/A

0

15 (65.0)

  1. Note: Data are presented as median (IQR) or numbers (%). Abbreviations: BPD: bronchopulmonary dysplasia; BMI: body mass index; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital capacity; DLCO: diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; RV: residual volume; TLC: total lung capacity; FeNO: fractional exhaled nitric oxide; CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure; Apgar: Apgar-score; Post: post bronchodilator. #: self-reported; (delete *:): N/A: not applicable; *: P < 0.05; **: P < 0.01; comparing BPD, preterm, and asthma group to healthy control group