Table 1: The two groups are similar in terms of baseline characteristics.
|
Characteristic |
high flow, N = 421 |
low flow, N = 421 |
p-value2 |
|
Age |
68 (59, 72) |
64 (59, 72) |
0.8 |
|
Gender (Number of female (%)) |
22 (52%) |
14 (33%) |
0.12 |
|
Procedure |
|
|
0.4 |
|
Standard bronchoscopy |
14 (33%) |
18 (43%) |
|
|
Linear EBUS |
19 (45%) |
19 (45%) |
|
|
Radial EBUS |
9 (21%) |
5 (12%) |
|
|
Indication |
|
|
0.7 |
|
Chronic cough |
4 (9.5%) |
3 (7.1%) |
|
|
GGO |
1 (2.4%) |
4 (9.5%) |
|
|
Haemoptysis |
2 (4.8%) |
3 (7.1%) |
|
|
Mediastinal/hilar LN |
18 (43%) |
18 (43%) |
|
|
Pulmonary nodule or Mass |
17 (40%) |
14 (33%) |
|
|
BAL |
15 (36%) |
18 (43%) |
0.7 |
|
Obesity |
20 (48%) |
13 (31%) |
0.2 |
|
CCF |
2 (4.8%) |
1 (2.4%) |
> 0.9 |
|
COPD |
19 (45%) |
19 (45%) |
> 0.9 |
|
AF |
5 (12%) |
4 (9.5%) |
> 0.9 |
|
OSA |
8 (19%) |
7 (17%) |
> 0.9 |
|
Smoking status |
|
|
> 0.9 |
|
Never smoked |
7 (17%) |
8 (19%) |
|
|
Active smoker |
13 (31%) |
13 (31%) |
|
|
Ex-smoker |
22 (52%) |
21 (50%) |
|
|
1Median (IQR); n (%) |
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2Wilcoxon rank sum test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test |
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