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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Sputum from patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia contains high numbers of dysfunctional neutrophils and inhibits efferocytosis

 

PCD (n = 32)

Bronchiectasis (n = 5)

p value

Female/male, no. (%)

17/15 (53/47)

5/0 (100/0)

0.0673

Age in yrs, median (IQR)

19 (15–28.5)

68 (61–80)

0.0001

Ultrastructural defect, n (%)

   

 Normal ultrastructure

7/32 (22)

  

 ODA deficiency (complete or partial)

14/32 (44)

  

 CP deficiency (complete or partial)

8/32 (25)

  

 IDA deficiency (complete or partial)

5/32 (16)

  

 Unknown

2/32 (6)

  

Genetic defect, n (%)

   

 DNAH5

7/32 (22)

  

 DNAH11

6/32 (19)

  

 CCDC40

4/32 (13)

  

 DNAAF1

2/32 (6)

  

 RSPH4

1/32 (3)

  

 RSPH9

1/32 (3)

  

 HYDIN

1/32 (3)

  

 CCDC39

1/32 (3)

  

 CCDC65

1/32 (3)

  

 OFD1

1/32 (3)

  

 DNAL1

1/32 (3)

  

 Unknown

6/32 (19)

  

Clinical and laboratory features

   

 Bronchiectasis, n (%)

30/32 (94)

5/5 (100)

0.9999

 FEV1% of predicted, median (IQR)

82 (66–93)

85 (71–99.5)

0.6026

 FVC % of predicted, median (IQR)

92 (82–102)

108 (85.5–129.5)

0.2070

 CRP in mg/L, median (IQR)

1.25 (0.23–4.13)

3.20 (2.20–4.43)

0.1905

Sputum bacteria, n (%)

   

 Haemophilus influenzae

8/54 (15)

0/5 (0)

 

 Staphylococcus aureus

11/54 (20)

0/5 (0)

 

 Pseudomonas aeruginosa

10/54 (19)

3/5 (60)

 

 Streptococcus pneumoniae

1/54 (2)

0/5 (0)

 

 Moraxella catarrhalis

2/54 (4)

0/5 (0)

 

 Achromobacter xylosoxidans

1/54 (2)

0/5 (0)

 

 Acetinobacter species

1/54 (2)

0/5 (0)

 

 None

28/54 (52)

2/5 (40)

 

 Unknown

0/54 (0)

2/5 (40)

 

Treatment, n (%)

   

 Azithromycin maintenance

16/54 (30)

1/5 (20)

 

 Other oral antibiotics

10/54 (19)

0/5 (0)

 

 Inhaled antibiotics

3/54 (6)

1/5 (20)

 

 Inhaled steroids

6/54 (11)

3/5 (60)

 

 Inhaled bronchodilators

2/54 (4)

1/5 (20)

 

 Inhaled hypertonic saline

10/54 (19)

3/5 (60)

 
  1. PCD Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia; IQR interquartile range; ODA Outer dynein arm; CP Central pair; IDA Inner dynein arm; DNAH Dynein axonemal heavy chain; CCDC Coiled-coil domain containing; DNAAF1 Dynein axonemal assembly factor 1; RSPH Radial spoke head component; HYDIN Hydrocephalus-inducing protein homolog; OFD1 Oral-facial digital syndrome 1; DNAL1 Dynein axonemal light chain 1; FEV1 Forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC Forced vital capacity; CRP C-reactive protein