Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and etiologies of patients with hemoptysis
| Characteristics (n = 161) | Number or % |
|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR), years | 57 (48.0–68.1) |
| Sex, male | 94 (58.4%) |
| Massive hemoptysis | 51 (31.7%) |
| Etiologies of hemoptysis (n = 125) | |
| Bronchiectasis | 36 (28.8%) |
| Tuberculosis | 31 (24.8%) |
| Old inflammatory lesions | 30 (24.0%) |
| Pneumonia | 11 (8.8%) |
| Fungus ball | 9 (7.2%) |
| Malignancy | 4 (3.2%) |
| Othersa | 4 (3.2%) |
aparagonimiasis, catamenial hemoptysis, congenital cystic adenomatous malformation and broncho-esophageal fistula