Table 4.

Comparison analysis of comorbidities and clinical features between patients with NTM disease and NTM colonization

	Confirmed case (n = 87)	Not meet ATS/IDSA criteria (n = 67)
Male	51 (58.6%)	40 (59.7%)
Female	36 (41.4%)	27 (40.3%)
Age (median)	60 (20–82)	66 (19–87)
Radiographic characteristic
Cavity	33 (37.9%)	25 (37.3%)
Nodule	33 (37.9%)	28 (41.8%)
Bronchiectasis	34 (39.1%)	26 (38.8%)
Comorbidities
Previous TB	56 (64.4%)*	30 (44.8%)*
HIV positive	17 (19.5%)*	0*
Clinical features
Cough and Expectoration	68 (78.1%)	50 (74.6%)
Hemoptysis	17 (19.5%)	16 (23.9%)
Chest Congestion	8 (9.2%)	6 (9.0%)
Shortness of breath	9 (10.3%)	3 (4.5%)
Fever	24 (27.6%)*	9 (13.4%)*

*indicates p < 0.05 for comparison between columns by Chi-square test