Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and comorbidity in patients with and without bronchiectasis
| Variable | Bronchiectasis
|
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No
|
Yes
|
||
| N=6,475 | N=1,295 | ||
| Sex, n (%) | 1 | ||
| Female | 3,550 (54.8) | 710 (54.8) | |
| Male | 2,925 (45.2) | 585 (45.2) | |
| Age, mean (SD)a | 62.0 (15.3) | 62.0 (15.3) | 1 |
| Age stratification, n (%) | 1 | ||
| <50 years | 1,445 (22.3) | 289 (22.3) | |
| 50–64 years | 2,075 (32.0) | 415 (32.0) | |
| ≥65 years | 2,955 (45.6) | 591 (45.6) | |
| Comorbidity, n (%) | |||
| Hypertension | 2,399 (37.1) | 476 (36.8) | 0.842 |
| Diabetes | 1,018 (15.7) | 208 (16.1) | 0.759 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 986 (15.2) | 171 (13.2) | 0.62 |
| CAD | 849 (13.1) | 217 (16.8) | 0.001 |
| CHF | 181 (2.8) | 103 (8.0) | <0.001 |
| COPD | 553 (8.5) | 632 (48.8) | <0.001 |
| AF | 73 (1.1) | 25 (1.9) | 0.018 |
| Without any comorbidity | 3,151 (48.7) | 374 (28.9) | <0.001 |
Notes: χ2 test;
a
Student’s two sample t-test.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; AF, atrial fibrillation.