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Table 1 Patients’ demographic and baseline descriptive characteristics

From: A retrospective study of factors associated with treatment decision for nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in adults without altered systemic immunity

 

Treated patients (n=25)

Untreated patients (n=26)

P-value

Age, median (IQR) years

65 (54-74)

70 (60.8-76)

0.227

Gender (male)

9 (36)

13 (50)

0.4

Active smokers

6 (24)

6 (23)

1

Cumulative tobacco smoking (IQR) pack/year

32.5 (28.8-52.5)

40 (21.3-60)

0.79

BMI (IQR) kg/m2

17.9 (16.8-19.9)

19.9 (18.3-23.8)

0.023

History of tuberculosis

6 (24)

5 (19.2)

0.74

History of NTM lung disease

8 (32)

2 (7.7)

0.038

History of croup during infancy

1

1

1

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

4 (16)

2 (7.7)

0.42

History of cured malignant solid tumor

1 (4)

5 (19.2)

0.19

Diabetes mellitus

0

2 (7.7)

0.49

Chronic heart failure

0

4 (16)

0.11

Asthma or atopic disease

6 (24)

2 (7.7)

0.14

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

4 (16)

9 (34.6)

0.19

Bronchiectasis

14 (56)

14 (53.8)

1

Chronic interstitial lung disease

2 (8)

5 (19.2)

0.42

Chronic rheumatic disease

6 (24)

2 (7.7)

0.14

Autoimmune disease

3 (12)

4 (15.4)

1

History of thoracic surgery

5 (20)

3 (11.5)

0.46

Corticosteroid inhaled therapy

6 (24)

7 (27)

1

  1. NOTE Data are No. (%) of patients, unless otherwise indicated. Variables were compared using Mann–Whitney U test, χ2 test or the Fisher exact test, where appropriate
  2. Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range