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. 2019 Dec 4;20:275. doi: 10.1186/s12931-019-1242-4

Table 4.

Outcome

Primary immunodeficiencies (n = 20) Idiopathic and post infectious (n = 39) Other etiologies (n = 39) All (n = 98) P value
Follow-up time (months) 110 [87.2;140.5] 122.5 [83;156.2] 114 [79.5;155.5] 114 [84.5;153] 0.92
Number of visits (mean ± SD) 9.4 ± 3.7 9.4 ± 6.5 10.5 ± 5.4 9.8 ± 5.5 0.44
Admission (days/y) 0.45 [0.05;4.675] 1.4 [0.7;4.2] 1.6 [0.3;6] 1.35 [0.3;5.125] 0.4
Admission in ICU 1 (5%) 9 (23.1%) 7 (17.9%) 17 (17.4%) 0.22
Cardiovascular events 0 3 (7.7%) 3 (7.7%) 6 (6.1%) 0.44
Hemoptysis 4 (20%) 14 (35.9%) 13 (33.3%) 31 (31.6%) 0.44
Exacerbation rate (/y) 0.8 [0.525;1.475] 0.6 [0.25;1.4] 0.8 [0.3;1.5] 0.8 [0.3;1.4] 0.51
Pneumoniae 12 (60%) 19 (52.8%) 24 (61.5%) 55 (56.1%) 0.48
Chronic colonization 5 (25%)* 22 (56.4%)* 17 (43.6%) 44 (44.9%) 0.022
Aspergillus 2 (10%) 7 (17.9%) 9 (23.1%) 18 (18.4%) 0.47
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4 (20%)§ 18 (46.2%)§ 11 (28.2%) 33 (33.7%) 0.05
NMT infection 1 (5%) 7 (17.9%) 6 (15.4%) 14 (14.3%) 0.39
Lung function
 FEV1 variation (mL/y) −19.82 [−48.6;−16.1] −22.86 [−36.7;−4.1] −28.44 [−49.2;−11.2] −25.03 [−43.9;−8.2] 0.437
 FEV1 variation (%/y) −1.345 [− 2.5;−0.48] −1.08 [− 1.85;0.34] −1.5 [− 2.47;−0.15] −1.31 [− 2.35;−0.10] 0.48
 FEV1/VC variation (%/y) −0.605 [− 1.44;0.46] −0.3 [− 1.25;0.39] −1.00 [− 1.75;−0.27] −0.55 [− 1.47;0.24] 0.09
 RV/TLC variation (%/y) 1.14 [0.15;2.5] 0.85 [−0.51;2.6] 1,19 [−0.44;36] 1.1 [− 0.06;2.7] 0.81
Bhalla score variation(%/y) 0.98 [0;2.5] 1 [0;2.86] 0.96 [0.52;2.77] 0.95 [0;2.74] 0.7
Deceased 2 (10%) 5 (12.8%) 4 (10.3%) 11 (11.2%) 0.95
Respiratory cause 1 (50%) 4 (80%) 3 (75%) 8 (72.7%) 0.72

ICU: Intensive Care Unit; NMT: non-tuberculous Mycobacterial infection; FEV1: Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 s; VC: Vital Capacity; RV: Residual Volume; TLC: Total Lung Capacity. Results expressed as median with interquartile range. When significant differences were reached, they are shown with a superscript note between the tested groups