Clinical Outcomes at 9-10 Years of Age in Children Born with Cystic
Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Related Metabolic Syndrome
Abstract
Background and Objectives: There are limited data on cystic fibrosis
(CF) transmembrane conductance regulator-related metabolic syndrome
(CRMS) outcomes beyond infancy. The goal of this study was to analyze
outcomes of infants with CRMS up to the age of 9-10 years using the CF
Foundation Patient Registry (CFFPR). Methods: We analyzed data from the
CFFPR for individuals with CF and CRMS born between 2010-2020. We
classified all patients based on the clinical diagnosis reported by the
CF care center and the diagnosis using CFF guideline definitions for CF
and CRMS, classifying children into groups based on agreement between
clinical report and guideline criteria. Descriptive statistics for the
cohort were calculated for demographics, nutritional outcomes, and
microbiology for the first year of life and lung function and growth
outcomes were summarized for ages 6-10 years. Results: From 2010-2020,
there were 8,765 children with diagnosis of CF or CRMS entered into the
CFFPR with sufficient diagnostic data for classification, of which 7,591
children had a clinical diagnosis of CF and 1,174 had a clinical
diagnosis of CRMS. CRMS patients exhibited normal nutritional indices
and pulmonary function up to age 9-10 years. The presence of respiratory
bacteria associated with CF, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa from
CRMS patients ranged from 2.1-9.1% after the first year of life.
Conclusions: Children with CRMS demonstrate normal pulmonary and
nutritional outcomes into school age. However, a small percentage of
children continue to culture CF-associated respiratory pathogens after
infancy.