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Table 3 Relation between BSI and burden of bronchiectasis (n=19)

From: The clinical and functional characteristics of bronchiectasis among tuberculosis patients in Upper Egypt: a single-center study

Parameter

BSI

Low

Intermediate

High

P

Frequency of hospitalization

1.5 (0.25–2)

1 (0–1)

2(1.25–3)

0.115

Length of hospital stay (day)

4.5 (4–12.5)

10 (0–10)

11(9.25–17)

0.1

Frequency of outpatient visit

6 (5–8)

12 (5–12)

9.5 (6.75–12)

0.043

Pairwise

P1 0.194

P2 0.01

P3 0.756

 

Days with antibiotics

47.5 (45–72.5)

45 (40–45)

60 (52.5–67.5)

0.299

Need for O2

3 (37.5)

2 (66.7)

5 (62.5)

0.566

  1. Data expressed as frequency (percentage) and median (range). P value was significant if < 0.05. BSI bronchiectasis severity index
  2. p1 the difference between low and intermediate; p2 the difference between moderate and high; p3 the difference between low and high