Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Treated patients with NTM-PD n (%) | Untreated patients with NTM-PD n (%) | Total n (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incident population | 1433 (25.5) | 4195 (74.5) | 5628 (100) | |
| Mean age (SD) at the time of diagnosis (T0) | 56.7 (17.4) | 62.3 (20.0) | 60.9 (19.5) | < 0.0001 |
| Age at T0 in groups | ||||
| < 10 years | 3 (0.2) | 92 (2.2) | 95 (1.7) | < 0.0001 |
| 10–19 years | 40 (2.8) | 92 (2.2) | 132 (2.3) | |
| 20–29 years | 75 (5.2) | 158 (3.8) | 233 (4.1) | |
| 30–39 years | 133 (9.3) | 200 (4.8) | 333 (5.9) | |
| 40–49 years | 204 (14.3) | 363 (8.7) | 567 (10.1) | |
| 50–59 years | 277 (19.4) | 661 (15.8) | 938 (16.7) | |
| 60–69 years | 336 (23.5) | 884 (21.1) | 1220 (21.7) | |
| 70–79 years | 244 (17.1) | 905 (21.6) | 1149 (20.4) | |
| 80–89 years | 112 (7.8) | 712 (17.0) | 824 (14.7) | |
| ≥ 90 years | 6 (0.4) | 127 (3.0) | 133 (2.4) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 733 (51.2) | 2245 (53.5) | 2978 (52.9) | 0.1216 |
| Female | 700 (48.8) | 1950 (46.5) | 2650 (47.1) | |
| Universal Health Coverage | ||||
| No | 1292 (90.2) | 3843 (91.6) | 5135 (91.2) | 0.0940 |
| Yes | 141 (9.8) | 352 (8.4) | 493 (8.8) | |
SD standard deviation, T0 time of diagnosis