Table 1 Baseline data of studied patients
| Â | N= 100 |
|---|---|
Age (mean± SD, years) | 56.87 ± 22.87 |
Age groups | |
 ˃18–24 years | 11 (11.0%) |
 25–64 years | 59 (59.0%) |
 ≥ 65 years | 30 (30.0%) |
Sex | |
 Male | 57 (57.0%) |
 Female | 43 (43.0%) |
Smoking status | |
 Smoker | 60 (60.0%) |
 Non-smoker | 9 (9.0%) |
 Ex-smoker | 31 (31.0%) |
Comorbidities≠| |
 None | 53 (53.0%) |
 Hypertension | 24 (24.0%) |
 Cardiac diseases | 13 (13.0%) |
 Diabetes mellitus | 10 (10.0%) |
Occupation | |
 Housewife | 31 (31.0%) |
 Employee | 35 (35.0%) |
 Farmer | 27 (27.0%) |
 Unemployee | 7 (7.0%) |
Complaints | |
 Dyspnea | 100 (100.0%) |
 Chest pain | 31 (31.0%) |
 Cough | 37 (37.0%) |
 Chest pain and cough | 24 (24.0%) |
mMRC dyspnea scale | |
 II | 5 (5.0%) |
 III | 59 (59.0%) |
 IV | 36 (36.0%) |
Baseline ultrasound findings | |
 Effusion | 100(100%) |
 Pleural nodules | 50 (50%) |
 Pleural thickening (mm) (%, mean ± SD, range) | 75 (75%), 11.35 ± 5.54 (1.0–22.0) |
 Right pleural effusion | 60 (60%) |
 Left pleural effusion | 40 (40%) |