Table 1.
Characteristics | Non-Recurrent Group (n = 26) | Recurrent Group (n = 18) | p-Value |
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Age, y * | 58.7 ± 11.8 | 62.3 ± 10.1 | 0.55 |
Sex (male: female) † | |||
Height (m) * | 1.61 ± 0.09 | 1.62 ± 0.07 | 0.73 |
Weight (kg) * | 51.1 ± 8.1 | 53.7 ± 8.8 | 0.18 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) * | 19.8 ± 2.6 | 20.4 ± 2.9 | 0.12 |
Pathogen, n (%) | 0.74 | ||
M. avium complex | 16 (61.5) | 15 (83.4) | |
M. abscessus subsp. abscessus | 3 (11.5) | 1 (5.5) | |
M. abscessus subsp. massiliense | 2 (7.6) | 2 (11.1) | |
Others | 3 (11.5) | ||
Mixed pathogen | 2 (7.6) | ||
Duration of treatment (days) * | 585.5 ± 160.8 | 683.6 ± 123.3 | 0.17 |
CT acquisition to treatment initiation (median, day) | 21 | 14.5 | 0.42 |
Treatment termination to CT acquisition (median, day) | 21.5 | 28.2 | 0.61 |
Initial CT presentation † n (%) | 0.76 | ||
Nodular bronchiectatic form | 14 (53.8) | 11 (61.1) | |
Fibrocavitary form | 5 (19.2) | 2 (11.1) | |
Unclassifiable form | 7 (26.9) | 5 (27.8) |
Values are presented as means ± standard deviations or medians (interquartile ranges). Boldface indicates p-values less than 0.05. p-values were obtained using the * Mann–Whitney U test and † Fisher’s exact test. CT, computed tomography.