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Table 4 Relation between FACED 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

FACED

Mild

Moderate

Severe

P

Frequency of hospitalization

1 (0.75–2)

1.5 (0–2)

2 (2–3)

0.049

Pairwise comparison

P1 0.932

P2 0.049

P3 0.03

 

Length of hospital stay (day)

3 (10–16)

4.5 (3–8.5)

12 (10–17)

0.043

Pairwise comparison

P1 0.619

P2 0.036

P3 0.694

 

Frequency of outpatient visit

6.5 (8–10.75)

5 (5–7)

10 (9–12)

0.036

Pairwise

P1 0.581

P2 0.03

P3 0.656

 

Days with antibiotics

52.5 (45–72.5)

47.5 (37.5–50)

60 (60–70)

0.091

Need for O2

3 (50)

2 (33.3)

5 (71.4)

0.455

  1. Data expressed as frequency (percentage) and median (range). P value was significant if < 0.05. FACED Fev1/Age/Colonization/Extension/Dyspnea score for bronchiectasis severity
  2. p1 the difference between low and intermediate; p2 the difference between moderate and high; and p3 the difference between low and high