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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Value of multidetector computed tomography angiography before bronchial artery embolization in hemoptysis management and early recurrence prediction: a prospective study

Characteristics

N = 57

Age, years

54.4 ± 16.6

Sex

 Male

40 (70.2)

 Female

17 (29.8)

Underlying diseases

 Cardiovascular diseases

11 (19.3)

 Diabetes mellitus

5 (8.8)

 Chronic liver diseases

4 (7.0)

Pulmonary TB history

23 (40.4)

Extent of lung diseases

 ≤ 3 lobes

31 (54.4)

  > 3 lobes

26 (45.6)

Grade of hemoptysis

 Massive

21 (36.8)

 Moderate

18 (31.6)

 Mild

18 (31.6)

Etiology

 Bronchiectasis

23 (40.4)

 Active/reactivated TB

22 (38.6)

 Aspergilloma

10 (17.5)

 Others†

2 (3.5)

Embolic agent

 Polyvinyl alcohol

43 (75.4)

 Combination*

14 (24.6)

Follow-up duration, months

4.7 ± 3.2

  1. Data are reported as n (%) or mean ± SD [standard deviation]
  2. †Other etiologies include nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM, n = 1) and unknown cause (n = 1)
  3. *Combination of polyvinyl alcohol and gelatin sponge
  4. TB: tuberculosis