Table 1.
Clinical, Demographic, and Anthropometric Features
| Parameter | n = 43 |
|---|---|
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 50 ± 15 |
| Male n (%) | 15 (34.8) |
| Female n (%) | 28 (65.2) |
| Age of onset (years) (mean ± SD) | 21 ± 20 |
| Duration of disease (years) (mean ± SD) | 31 ± 19 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD) | 26.2 ± 5.6 |
| Essential symptoms n (%) | 37 (86.0) |
| Snoring | 30 (69.8) |
| Excessive daytime sleepiness | 32 (74.4) |
| Witnessed apnea | 11 (25.6) |
| Sputum colonization n (%) | 16 (37.2) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 10 (23.0) |
| Candida albicans | 1 (2.0) |
| Escherichia coli | 1 (2.0) |
| Haemophlius influenzae | 2 (5.0) |
| Pseudomonas alcaligenes | 1 (2.0) |
| Klebsiella | 1 (2.0) |
| Brochiectasis localization n (%) | |
| Right upper lobe | 17 (39.0) |
| Right middle lobe | 19 (44.0) |
| Right lower lobe | 24 (56.0) |
| Left upper lobe | 12 (27.0) |
| Lingula | 20 (46.0) |
| Left lower lobe | 27 (62.0) |
| Type of bronchiectasis n (%) | |
| Cystic | 12 (28.0) |
| Cylindrical | 17 (40.0) |
| Varicose | 7 (16.0) |
| Traction | 5 (12.0) |
| Number of lobes with bronchiectasis n (mean ± SD) | 2.3 ± 1.6 |
| Spirometry | |
| FVC (%) (mean ± SD) | 78.9 ± 20.0 |
| FEV1 (%) (mean ± SD) | 64.5 ± 24.1 |
| FEV1/FVC (%) (mean ± SD) | 66.7 ± 13.9 |
| FEV1/FVC<%75 n (%) | 29 (67.4) |
BMI, body mass index; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC, forced vital capacity; SD, standard deviation.