Etiology of bronchiectasis |
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| 1 year follow-up hospitalization |
p-value |
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No | Yes |
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Idiopathic | 44 (42.7) | 48 (29.6) | 0.005 |
Post-infectiousa
| 30 (29.1) | 51 (31.5) |
COPDb
| 10 (9.7) | 42 (25.9) |
Others | 19 (18.4) | 21 (13) |
- Data are presented as n (%)
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COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- P-value: the Mann-Whitney U test was performed for continuous data
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aA diagnosis of postinfective bronchiectasis was made if the patient reported a history of symptoms due to bronchiectasis with an onset after a severe respiratory infection, such as pneumonia or tuberculosis, according to clinical judgment and regardless of the latency between the event and the occurrence of symptoms of bronchiectasis [38]
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bBronchiectasis associated with COPD was diagnosed in the presence of a smoking history of at least 10 pack-years with airflow obstruction (FEV1/FVC ratio < 0.7) according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease [20]