Table 3.
Hazzard ratio of mortality according to different pathogen isolates from sputum.
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | P value | HR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Age | 1.05 | 1.02–1.07 | 0.0005 | 1.05 | 1.03–1.07 | <0.0001 |
| BACI score | 1.08 | 1.04–1.12 | <0.0001 | 1.06 | 1.03–1.09 | 0.0001 |
| P. aeruginosa | 3.02 | 1.22–7.45 | 0.0161 | 2.81 | 1.14–6.95 | 0.0248 |
| Fungus | 2.06 | 0.49–8.77 | 0.3274 | |||
| P. aeruginosa + Fungus | 3.55 | 0.48–26.32 | 0.2167 | |||
| Single NTM | 1.74 | 1.01–3.01 | 0.0462 | 1.79 | 1.04–3.09 | 0.0374 |
| Multiple NTM | 2.15 | 0.81–5.67 | 0.1239 | 2.82 | 1.06–7.47 | 0.0374 |
| NTM + P. aeruginosa | 4.02 | 2.03–7.98 | 0.005 | 3.21 | 1.61–6.39 | 0.0009 |
| NTM + Fungus | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| NTM + P. aeruginosa + Fungus | 11.94 | 4.11–34.65 | <0.0001 | 7.43 | 2.55–21.69 | 0.0002 |
NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria; HR, hazard ratio; and BACI, Bronchiectasis Etiology and Comorbidity Index. *p < 0.05 for comparison between the pathogen isolates groups and the control group.