Fiberoptic Bronchoscopic Findings in Patients Suffering from Emerging Pulmonary Lophomoniasis: A First Registry-Based Clinical Study

Table 1

Demographic findings and characteristics of patients with Lophomonas infection referred to INRCL.

Characteristic	Lophomonas-positive patients (%)	value
Age
20–30	1 (2)	0.02
31–40	2 (4)
41–50	7 (14)
51–60	7 (14)
61–70	19 (38)
>70	14 (28)
Gender
Male	32 (64)	0.001
Female	18 (36)
Smoking status
Smoker	14 (28)	0.001
Nonsmoker	36 (72)
Underlying disease
Diabetes mellitus	5 (10)	0.31
Cancer	3 (6)
Asthma	2 (4)
Cushing’s	1 (2)
Epilepsy	1 (2)
Hypertension	3 (6)
Rheumatoid arthritis	1 (2)
Comorbidity
Tuberculosis	2 (4)	0.21
COVID-19	1 (2)
Severity index
Mild	26 (52)	0.03
Moderate	15 (30)
Severe	9 (18)
Total	50

indicates significant value ().