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Table 5 Prognostic score for the presence of bronchiectasis in patients with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe asthma, cut-off points of the dichotomized variables, and scoring of each variable (NOPES score)

From: Factors associated with bronchiectasis in patients with uncontrolled asthma; the NOPES score: a study in 398 patients

 

Points

Severity of asthma

 Moderate

0

 Severe

1

Chronic bronchial expectoration

 No

0

 Yes

1

Previous pneumonia

 No

0

 Yes

1

FeNO

  > 20.5 ppb

0

  ≤ 20.5 ppb

1

  1. FeNO Fractional exhaled nitric oxide, ppb parts per billion