Table 2 Differences in assessed symptoms of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease between patients diagnosed using different methods upon enrolment
From: Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease diagnosed by two methods: a prospective cohort study
Variables | Total patients N = 347 | Sputum group n = 279 | Bronchoscopy group n = 68 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cough | 0.002 | |||
 None | 129 (37.2) | 90 (32.3) | 39 (57.4) |  |
 Sometimes | 77 (22.2) | 67 (24.0) | 10 (14.7) |  |
 Often | 54 (15.6) | 46 (16.5) | 8 (11.8) |  |
 Almost everyday | 87 (25.1) | 76 (27.2) | 11 (16.2) |  |
Sputum | < 0.001 | |||
 None | 105 (30.3) | 66 (23.7) | 39 (57.4) |  |
  ≤ 3 days per week | 53 (15.3) | 43 (15.4) | 10 (14.7) |  |
  ≥ 4 days per week | 35 (10.1) | 30 (10.8) | 5 (7.4) |  |
 Almost everyday | 154 (44.4) | 140 (50.2) | 14 (20.6) |  |
mMRC dyspnoea scale | 0.581 | |||
 0 | 131 (37.9) | 102 (36.7) | 29 (42.7) |  |
 1 | 197 (56.9) | 159 (57.2) | 38 (55.9) |  |
 2 | 15 (4.3) | 14 (5.0) | 1 (1.5) |  |
 3 | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 4 | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Haemoptysis | 63 (18.2) | 50 (17.9) | 13 (19.1) | 0.864 |
Postnasal drip | 92 (26.5) | 84 (30.1) | 8 (11.8) | 0.007 |
SGRQ score | 16.1 (8.1, 30.6) | 17.6 (9.5, 32.4) | 9.9 (4.9, 20.2) | < 0.001 |
Fever | 39 (11.2) | 32 (11.5) | 7 (10.3) | 0.850 |
Weight loss | 30 (8.7) | 25 (9.0) | 5 (7.4) | 0.800 |
Anxiety scale | 5 (2, 7) | 5 (2, 7) | 5 (2, 7) | 0.632 |
Depression scale | 5 (2, 7) | 5 (2, 8) | 5 (3, 7) | 0.716 |