Parameter | Bronchiectasis patients | |
Spirometry | ||
FEV1 L | 1.59±0.68 | 0.53 to 3.75 |
FEV1 % predicted | 75.2±25.4 | 18.2 to 131.1 |
FEV1/FVC % | 70.9±15.0 | 27.6 to 100.0 |
VC L | 2.26±0.85 | 0.64 to 4.65 |
VC % | 80.1±22.2 | 22.3 to 121.7 |
Three or more exacerbations per year | 40 (20.93) | |
Hospital admission within 4 years | 91 (44.17) | |
Mortality within 4 years | 20 (9.71) | |
MRC dyspnoea score | 2.38±1.41 | |
Pseudomonas colonisation | 54 (26.21) | |
Colonisation with other organisms | 143 (69.42) | |
Pulmonary lobes with bronchiectasis or cystic bronchiectasis n | 3.32±1.33 | |
Bronchiectasis Severity Index | 10.18±5.42 | |
Mild (0–4) | 33 (16.02) | |
Moderate (5–8) | 53 (25.73) | |
Severe (>9 or more) | 120 (58.25) | |
FACED score | 2.76±1.78 | |
Mild (0–2) | 90 (43.69) | |
Moderate (3–4) | 84 (40.78) | |
Severe (5–7) | 32 (15.53) | |
E-FACED score | 3.15±2.17 | |
Mild | 126 (61.17) | |
Moderate | 61 (29.61) | |
Severe | 19 (9.22) |
Data are presented as mean±sd along with the minimum and maximum values (right hand column) or n (%), unless otherwise stated. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital capacity; VC: vital capacity; MRC: Medical Research Council; Pseudomonas colonisation: Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonisation.