Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of the Study Population
From: The regional association between bronchiectasis and lung cancer in chest CT
Characteristics | Patients with bronchiectasis and newly diagnosed lung cancer (n = 81) |
|---|---|
Age, years, median (IQR) | 70 (61–76) |
Male, n (%) | 52 (64.2) |
Smoking history, n (%) | |
Current | 25 (30.9) |
Former | 19 (23.5) |
Never | 37 (45.7) |
Smoked pack-year, mean ± SD | 21.8 ± 23.7 |
Presence and severity of emphysema on CT, n (%) | |
No/mild emphysema | 53 (65.4) |
Moderate emphysema | 20 (24.7) |
Severe emphysema | 8 (9.9) |
Spirometry, mean ± SD | |
FEV1/FVC, ratio | 67.7 ± 15.2 |
FEV1 predicted (%) | 87.9 ± 23.4 |
FVC predicted (%) | 91.1 ± 20.9 |
Charlson comorbidity index, mean ± SD | 1.4 ± 1.1 |