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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with bronchiectasis (n = 55)

From: Comparing accelerometer, pedometer and a questionnaire for measuring physical activity in bronchiectasis: a validity and feasibility study

Age (years)

63 (10)

Gender (male/female)

22 [40]/33 [60]

BMI (kg/m2)

27 (4)

FEV1 (% predicted)

76 (21)

FVC (% predicted)

94 (19)

Disease Severity (%)a

 Mild

27 [49]

 Moderate

18 [33]

 Severe

10 [18]

Smoking History:

 Never (%)

46 [84]

 Ex-smoker (%)

9 [16]

 Number of oral antibiotic courses within last year

3 (2)

 Number of IV antibiotic courses within last year

0–3 (range)

  1. Results are Mean (SD) or Frequency [%]
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s (% predicted), FVC forced vital capacity (% predicted)
  3. aDisease severity based on Bronchiectasis Severity Index [16]