Table 1.

Characteristics of 46 CPH Patients, Median Patient Age (Range) 56 (20–85) Years [19]

Clinical Factors	All CPH, %	CCPH, %	Histoplasma Nodules, %	P Value (Compared With Cavitation)
Smokers—current or former	71	89	36	.05
Male	52	72	39	.04
Positive cultures	34	50	4	.006
COPD	20	39	7	.02

Abbreviations: CCPH, chronic cavitary pulmonary histoplasmosis; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CPH, chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis.