Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 84 patients with NTM lung disease and 47 non-NTM BE patients
| |
NTM lung disease patients |
Non-NTM BE patients |
P
value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 84) | (N = 47) | ||
| Age (year), median (IQR) |
67 (57,75) |
64 (58,70) |
0.16 |
| Female |
54 (64.3%) |
29 (61.7%) |
0.85 |
| Never smoker |
57 (67.9%) |
35 (74.5%) |
0.55 |
| BCG scar |
170 (83.3%) |
40 (85.1%) |
1.00 |
| Past medical history |
|
|
|
| TB |
23 (27.4%) |
20 (42.6%) |
0.08 |
| Measles |
15 (17.9%) |
15 (31.9%) |
0.08 |
| Pertussis |
4 (4.8%) |
4 (8.5%) |
0.46 |
| Comorbidities |
|
|
|
| aSinusitis |
26 (31.0%) |
15 (31.9%) |
1.00 |
| COPD |
17 (20.2%) |
17 (37.0%) |
0.06 |
| Asthma |
3 (3.6%) |
1 (2.2%) |
1.00 |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
15 (17.9%) |
11 (23.4%) |
0.50 |
| Diabetes mellitus |
8 (9.5%) |
1 (2.1%) |
0.16 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis |
9 (10.7%) |
2 (4.3%) |
0.33 |
| Cancer |
18 (21.4%) |
3 (6.4%) |
0.03 |
| Symptoms |
|
|
|
| Cough |
25 (29.8%) |
16 (34.0%) |
0.70 |
| bDyspnea |
6 (7.1%) |
6 (12.8%) |
0.40 |
| Sputum |
39 (46.4%) |
29 (61.7%) |
0.10 |
| Fever |
16 (19.0%) |
12 (25.5%) |
0.38 |
| Hemoptysis |
19 (22.9%) |
17 (36.2%) |
0.15 |
| Post nasal drip |
25 (29.8%) |
20 (42.6%) |
0.18 |
| Weight loss | 13 (15.5%) | 2 (4.3%) | 0.08 |
Abbreviations: NTM nontuberculous mycobacteria, BE bronchiectasis, TB tuberculosis, IQR interquartile range, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
aDiagnosis of sinusitis was based on self-reporting.
bDyspnea was defined as modified Medical Research Council score ≥ 2.