Table 2.
The Distribution of 137 Symptomatic Patients Hospitalized in Pulmonary Units from Which Fungal Agents Were Isolated Based on Age Groups, Gender and Underlying Diseases
| Patients | P-value a | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | |||||||
| 1–45 | 33 | 24.08 | ||||||
| Age groups (years) | 46–72 | 75 | 54.74 | 0.546 | ||||
| 73–86 | 29 | 21.16 | ||||||
| Female | 86 | 62.77 | ||||||
| Gender | 0.8111 | |||||||
| Male | 51 | 37.23 | ||||||
| Tuberculosis | 34 | 24.81 | ||||||
| Solid tumors | Breast cancer | 9 | 6.56 | |||||
| Prostate cancer | 7 | 5.1 | ||||||
| Ovarian cancer | 30 | 6 | 21.86 | 4.37 | ||||
| Lung cancer | 4 | 2.92 | ||||||
| Esophageal adenocarcinoma | 3 | 2.1 | ||||||
| Osteosarcoma | 1 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 27 | 19.70 | <0.001 | |||||
| Kidney failure | 10 | 7.29 | ||||||
| Heart failure and hypertension | 10 | 7.29 | ||||||
| Underlying diseases | Respiratory failure | 10 | 7.29 | |||||
| Autoimmune diseases |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 3 | 2.18 | |||||
| Multiple Sclerosis | 8 | 2 | 5.83 | 1.46 | ||||
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | 2 | 1.46 | ||||||
| Pemphigus vulgaris | 1 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Without underlying disease | 4 | 2.92 | ||||||
| Iron deficiency anemia | 2 | 1.46 | ||||||
| AIDS | 1 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Asthma | 1 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Total | 137 | 100 | ||||||
Note: aP-value, probability value.
Abbreviation: AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.