Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of bronchiectasis patients selected after propensity score matching
| Variables | Total |
H. Influenzae
colonizers |
H. Influenzae
non-colonizers |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 232 | n = 78 | n = 154 | ||
| Age, years | 59.00 [51.00–66.00] | 58.50 [51.00–66.25] | 59.00 [51.75–65.00] | 0.977 |
| Male sex | 96 (41.4) | 32 (41.0) | 64 (41.6) | > 0.999 |
| BMI, kg/m 2 | 21.55 [19.80–25.29] | 22.41 [19.41–25.26] | 22.65 [20.63–25.40] | 0.233 |
| Smoking | 0.497 | |||
| Never smoker | 179 (74.3) | 60 (76.9) | 119 (77.3) | |
| Former smoker | 25 (10.4) | 6 (7.7) | 19 (12.3) | |
| Current smoker | 27 (11.2) | 12 (15.4) | 15 (9.7) | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| TB history | 83 (34.4) | 25 (32.1) | 58 (37.7) | 0.382 |
| Hypertension | 52 (21.6) | 18 (23.1) | 34 (22.1) | 0.884 |
| COPD | 46 (19.1) | 21 (26.9) | 25 (16.2) | 0.074 |
| Asthma | 38 (15.8) | 18 (23.1) | 20 (13.0) | 0.073 |
| Possible cause of bronchiectasis | ||||
| Idiopathic | 142 (58.9) | 49 (62.8) | 93 (60.4) | 0.765 |
| Infectious | 88 (36.5) | 29 (37.2) | 59 (37.7) | 0.769 |
Data are shown as count (percentage) or median [interquartile range]. Abbreviations: BMI, Body Mass Index; TB, Tuberculosis; COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease