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

Table 2

Demographic findings and characteristics of patients with Lophomonas infection referred to the INRCL according to the severity index.

Characteristic	Mild (%)	Moderate (%)	Severe (%)	Total
Gender
Male	16 (50)	10 (31.25)	6 (12)	32
Female	10 (55.5)	5 (27.7)	3 (16.8)	18
value	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05
Age
20–30	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (2)	1
31–40	1 (2)	0 (0)	1 (2)	2
41–50	3 (6)	2 (4)	2 (4)	7
51–60	3 (6)	2 (4)	2 (4)	7
61–70	9 (18)	8 (16)	2 (4)	19
>70	10 (20)	3 (6)	1 (2)	14
value	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05
Underlying disease
Diabetes mellitus	1 (2)	1 (2)	3 (6)	5
Cancer	2 (4)	1 (2)	0 (0)	3
Asthma	0 (0)	1 (2)	1 (2)	2
Cushing’s	0 (0)	1 (2)	0 (0)	1
Epilepsy	1 (2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1
Hypertension	1 (2)	1 (2)	1 (2)	3
Rheumatoid arthritis	0 (0)	1 (2)	0 (0)	1
value	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05
Comorbidity
Tuberculosis	2 (4)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2
COVID-19	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (2)	1
value	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05
Smoking status
Yes	7 (14)	4 (8)	3 (6)	14
No	19 (38)	11 (22)	6 (12)	36
value	<0.05	<0.05	>0.05	50

Significant value ().