Table I.
Characteristics of the population of patients, from whom NTM was isolated from respiratory specimens.
| Sex | No of pts | Age Median (range) | BMI Median (range) | Number of patients with certain coexisting disease | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPD | ILD or GPA | CTD | CF | Npl | Others* | ||||
| Males | 16 | 58.5 (28–75) | 24.9 (19.5–38.9) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Females | 23 | 62 (29–85) | 23.8 (16.2–37.3) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 39 | 61 (27–85) | 24.3 (15–38.9) | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ILD – interstitial lung disease; GPA – granulomatosis with polyangiitis; CTD – connective tissue disease; CF – cystic fibrosis; npl – neoplasm; BMI – body mass index
*
Diabetes (2), hypothyreosis (1), lung aspergilloma (1), renal insufficiency (1), bronchiectasis (2), actinomycosis (1), lung cirrhosis (1), lobar pulmonary artery agenesis (1), trombofilia (1)