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Table 4 Phenotypic characteristics of 84 patients with NTM lung disease and 47 non-NTM BE patients

From: Phenotypic, immunologic, and clinical characteristics of patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in Korea

 

NTM lung disease patients (N = 84)

Non-NTM BE patients (N = 47)

Pvalue

Height (cm), median (IQR)

160.0 (156.0,168.0)

159.0 (153.0, 167.0)

0.23

Weight (kg), median (IQR)

54.0 (48.3, 60.0)

55.5 (51.0, 63.0)

0.04

BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR)

20.8 (19.3, 22.1)

22.2 (20.5, 24.2)

<.001

Scoliosis, n (%)

20 (23.8%)

4 (8.5%)

0.04

Pectus excavatum*, n (%)

6 (7.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0.09

  1. Abbreviations: NTM nontuberculous mycobacteria, BE bronchiectasis, IQR interquartile range. *Pectus excavatum was defined if the Haller index was > 3.5.