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Table 4 Demographic characteristics and sex hormone levels compared between patients with MAC-LD and non-NTM BE

From: Low serum estradiol levels are related to Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease: a cross-sectional study

 

MAC-LD (n = 20)

Non-NTM BE (n = 11)

p-value†

Age, years, median (IQR)

74 (64.25–77.75)

76 (65–78)

0.699

BMI, median (IQR)

18.98 (17.65–20.97)

19.27 (17.29–21.62)

0.984

E2, pg/mL, median (IQR)

1.79 (1.20–2.47)

11.0 (2.77–13.0)

< 0.001

DHEA-S, μg/mL, median (IQR)

51.5 (39–97)

85 (53–99)

0.145

Testosterone, ng/mL, median (IQR)

0.185 (0.152–0.255)

0.220 (0.180–0.260)

0.359

  1. Abbreviations: MAC-LD Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease, non-NTM BE bronchiectasis without non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection, BMI body mass index, IQR interquartile range
  2. *Chronic diseases that required medication
  3. †Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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