Table 1 Patient characteristics
Number of patients | 183 | |
Gender M/F | 45%/ 55% | |
Median age (years) | 53 [IQR 37–59] | |
FEV 1 % | 73.2% ± 25.8 | |
FVC% | 88.2% ± 25.3 | |
Type of bronchiectasis | Cylindrical 61.2% (n = 112) | |
| Â | Varicous 23.5% (n = 43) | |
| Â | Cystic 15.3% (n = 28) | |
n° of lobes affected | One 20.8% (n = 38) | |
| Â | Two 26.2% (n = 48) | |
| Â | Three 29.5% (n = 54) | |
| Â | Four 15.8% (n = 29) | |
| Â | Five 7.7% (n = 14) | |
Exacerbations in previous year | 2 [IQR 1–3] |  |
Socioeconomic status | Low | 51% (n = 93) |
| Â | Middle | 46% (n = 84) |
| Â | High | 3% (n = 6) |
Smoking history | Never smokers | 64% (n = 118) |
| Â | Passive smokers | 2% (n = 3) |
| Â | Former smokers | 19% (n = 35) |
| Â | Active smokers | 15% (n = 27) |
Etiology | Idiopathic | 30% (n = 56) |
| Â | Postinfectious | 20% (n = 37) |
| Â | PCD | 16% (n = 29) |
| Â | Miscellaneous | 13% (n = 23) |
| Â | Immunodeficiency | 8% (n = 15) |
| Â | ABPA | 7% (n = 12) |
| Â | Rheumatic | 6% (n = 11) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa status | Chronic colonization 12.5% (n = 23) | |
Deaths (events) | 15 events | |
Long-term antibiotic use | Â | |
- Azithromycin use | 56% (n = 103) | |