TABLE 1

Characteristics of patients evaluated for primary ciliary dyskinesia

All patientsPositiveNegativeInconclusive
Subjects483684
Age at assessment years median (range)10.0 (1–37)12.1 (1.0–37)9.6 (1–23)6.5 (4–10)
  0–5 years13 (27%)7 (21%)4 (50%)2 (50%)
  5–18 years27 (56%)22 (61%)3 (38%)2 (50%)
  >18 years8 (17%)7 (21%)1 (13%)0 (0%)
Male21 (44%)14 (39%)5 (63%)2 (50%)
Consanguinity34 (71%)32 (76%)2 (50%)4 (100%)
Ethnicity
 Jewish13 (27%)7 (19%)4 (50%)2 (50%)
 Arabic35 (73%)29 (81%)4 (50%)2 (50%)
 Other
Bronchiectasis46 (96%)34 (94%)7 (88%)4 (100%)
Associated conditions#11 (23%)10 (28%)1 (13%)0 (0%)
Neonatal respiratory distress15 (31%)13 (36%)0 (-%)2 (50%)
Diagnostic assessment performed
 nNO measurement48 (100%)36 (100%)8 (100%)4 (100%)
 TEM for ciliary structure41 (85%)31 (86%)6 (75%)4 (100%)

nNO: nasal nitric oxide; TEM: transmission electron microscopy. #: situs abnormalities or retinitis pigmentosa.