From: Mortality risk and causes of death in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Cause of death | Control group (total = 90,313) | Bronchiectasis group (total = 18,134) |
---|---|---|
Respiratory | 35 (4.9) | 505 (30.6) |
All cancer | 377 (52.8) | 515 (31.2) |
 Lung cancer | 52 (7.3) | 205 (12.4) |
 Other cancer | 325 (45.5) | 310 (18.8) |
Neurologic | 66 (9.2) | 148 (9.0) |
Cardiologic | 69 (9.7) | 118 (7.1) |
Trauma | 40 (5.6) | 46 (2.8) |
Suicide | 65 (9.1) | 39 (2.4) |
Others | 62 (8.7) | 282 (17.1) |
Total | 714 | 1653 |