Table 2.: Values of the FACED score variables.

Variable Patients (n = 37)
FEV1 % predicted
< 50%
> 50%

Age (yrs)
> 70
< 70

Chronic colonization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Yes
No

Radiological extent (HRCT)
> 2 lobes affected
< 2 lobes affected

MRC dyspnea score
> 2 (II)
< 2 (II)
9 (24.3%)
28 (75.7%)


7 (18.9%)
30 (81.1%)


3 (8.1%)
34 (91.9%)


16 (43.2%)
21 (56.8%)


17 (45.9%)
20 (54.1%)

Frequencies are expressed as a number and percentage of patients with certain variable.FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 second; yrs: years; HRCT: high-resolution computed tomography; MRC: Medical Research Council.