title: Survival analysis for cystic fibrosis in Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
abstract: A survival analysis was carried out on cystic fibrosis (CF) patients diagnosed and followed at the General Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The study cohort consisted of 111 children, admitted to the Pediatric Pulmonology Section from 1 June 1970 to 31 December 1994. The survival curve and table, constructed by the Kaplan-Meier (product limit) method, show a mean survival age of 12.6 years. This life expectancy resembles the median survival age observed in developed countries by 1970. This study shows that problems relating to health system organization and unfavourable social and economic conditions in developing countries may directly affect the ultimate survival of CF patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Camargos
authors.forename: S de F
authors.initials: Sde F
authors.lastname: Rocha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016019:Survival Analysis