Table 2.
Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristics | Number patients = 157 | |
|---|---|---|
| Country - n (%) | ||
| Canada | 36 | (22.9) |
| France | 36 | (22.9) |
| Germany | 47 | (29.9) |
| United Kingdom | 38 | (24.2) |
| Sex - n (%) | ||
| Male | 115 | (73.2) |
| Female | 41 | (26.1) |
| Average age at diagnosis - mean (standard deviation) | 58.4 | (14.3) |
| History of smoking - n (%) | ||
| Yes | 115 | (73.2) |
| No | 36 | (22.9) |
| Unknown | 5 | (3.2) |
| Vital status at end of study period - n (%) | ||
| Alive | 130 | (82.8) |
| Deceased | 27 | (17.2) |
| Comorbid conditions - n (%) | ||
| Bronchiectasis | 64 | (40.8) |
| Clinical characteristics of NTMLD at diagnosis - n (%) | ||
| Nodular or cavitary opacities recorded on chest radiograph | 67 | (42.7) |
| Multifocal bronchiectasis with multiple small nodules on HRTC | 56 | (35.7) |
| HRCT scan shows cavities/nodular change | 50 | (31.8) |
| NTMLD species - n (%)a | ||
| M. avium | 101 | (64.3) |
| M. intracellulare | 59 | (37.6) |
| M. chimaera | 6 | (3.8) |
| Other | 3 | (1.9) |
aValues add to > 100% as patients may have been infected with more than one species. Abbreviations: HRCT high resolution computed tomography, NTMLD nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease