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Table 2 Comparison of groups with and without hemoptysis
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without hemoptysis (n = 105) | With hemoptysis (n = 78) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | |
| Male sex | 47 (44.8) | 27 (34.6) | 0.167 | 1.211 (0.632–2.321) |
| Age, years, at diagnosis | 65.7 ± 12.8 | 59.7 ± 11.8 | 0.002 | 0.969 (0.943–0.996) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 20.0 ± 3.3 | 20.2 ± 2.7 | 0.758 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 19 (18.1) | 6 (7.7) | 0.043 | 0.508 (0.179–1.441) |
| Hypertension | 32 (30.5) | 15 (19.2) | 0.085 | 0.870 (0.398–1.903) |
| Follow-up duration, months | 48.3 ± 36.1 | 49.2 ± 37.9 | 0.864 | |
| Performed bronchoscopy | 45 (42.9) | 52 (66.7) | 0.002 | |
| Type of chest CT | ||||
| Nodular bronchiectatic | 89 (84.8) | 66 (84.6) | 0.978 | |
| Fibrocavitary | 16 (15.2) | 12 (15.4) | ||
| Distribution of chest CT | ||||
| ≤ 3 lobes | 67 (64.4) | 58 (74.4) | 0.129 | |
| > 3 lobes | 38 (36.2) | 20 (25.6) | ||
| Antiplatelet/anticoagulation therapy | 11(10.5) | 10 (12.8) | 0.646 | |
| Liver disease | 7 (6.7) | 9 (11.5) | 0.080 | 1.117 (0.668–1.869) |
| History of pulmonary tuberculosis | 34 (32.4) | 31 (39.7) | 0.303 | 1.366 (0.726–2.572) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score | 1.5 ± 1.8 | 1.3 ± 1.6 | 0.315 | |
| NTM species identified | ||||
| M. avium | 31 (29.5) | 28 (35.9) | 0.181 | |
| M. intracellulare | 44 (41.9) | 20 (25.6) | ||
| M. abscessus | 20 (19.0) | 20 (25.6) | ||
| M. kansasii | 4 (3.8) | 2 (2.6) | ||
| M. fortuitum | 1 (1.0) | 1(1.3) | ||
| M. heckeshornense | 0 | 1(1.3) | ||
| M. szulgai | 0 | 1(1.3) | ||
| M. avium + M. intracellulare | 0 | 2(2.6) | ||
| M. avium + M. abscessus | 3 (2.9) | 1 (1.3) | ||
| M. intracellulare + M. abscessus | 1 (1) | 2 (2.6) | ||
| M. abscessus + M. tuberculosis | 1(1) | 0 | ||
