TABLE 4.
Condition | Patients (n = 63) |
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Exposures, n (%) | |
Drink city water | 52 (83) |
Drink well water | 18 (29) |
Drink bottled water | 19 (30) |
Shower | 34 (54) |
Bath | 11 (17) |
Shower and bath | 18 (29) |
Swim in lake/ocean | 27 (43) |
Swim in pool | 45 (71) |
Swim weekly in pool for parts of the year | 28 (44) |
Use of hot tub or Jacuzzi more than once a year | 11 (17) |
Gardening | 36 (57) |
Pets | 28 (44) |
Menstrual history | |
Mean age at menarche ± SD, yr | 12.8 ± 1.5 |
Reached menopause, n | 55 |
Mean age at menopause ± SD, yr | 47.2 ± 6.2 |
Surgical oopherectomy, n (%) | 17/55 (31) |
Hormone replacement therapy, n (%) | 22/55 (40) |
Prior respiratory history, n (%) | |
No respiratory issues prior to PNTM infection | 45 (71) |
Recurrent pneumonias or bronchitis as a child* | 14 (22) |
Do you agree with the statement: “It is socially unacceptable to cough”? | 20 (32) |
Definition of abbreviation: PNTM = pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial.
Defined as more than three pneumonias during childhood, or more than three episodes of bronchitis per year as a child.