Table 2 Pulmonary exacerbation characteristics among the studied patients

Frequency of exacerbations in last year

  < 3 times

30 (60.0%)

  ≥ 3 times

20 (40.0%)

Severity of exacerbations in the last year

 Mild

12 (24.0%)

 Moderate

18 (36.0%)

 Severe

20 (40%)

Number of hospital admissions in the last year

 Median (IQR)

2 (1–2)

 Range

0–6

Number of ICU admissions in the last year

 Median (IQR)

1 (0–3)

 Range

0–3

The use of intravenous antibiotics in the last year

 Median (IQR)

2 (1–2)

 Range

0–6

Duration of exacerbations (in days)

 Median (IQR)

6 (5–10)

 Range

4–21

SPEX^a score

 Median (IQR)

10 (7–11)

 Range

6–14