Female infants with cystic fibrosis are diagnosed, on average, 4 months later than boys, according to a report published in August issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Lead author Dr. Hui-Chuan Lai, from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and colleagues note that this lag can mean a major missed opportunity. “The delayed diagnosis of females compared with males occurs during the first year of life, a critical stage of development and perhaps the best opportunity for intervention,” the authors explain.
The investigators reviewed the medical records of 11,275 patients diagnosed with cystic fibrosis between 1986 and 1998 and reported to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Registry, as well as records of patients diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in Wisconsin from 1985 to 1994, which provided more detailed information on the patients’ condition when they were diagnosed.
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