ECG Abnormalities in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Bronchiectasis and Factors Associated with High Probability of Abnormality

Table 1

Demographic characteristics for the patients of the study.

	All (: 67)	Normal ECG (: 24)	Abnormal ECG (: 43)	Likelihood ratio	value
Gender
Male	44 (65.67%)	15 (62.5%)	29 (67.44%)	0.166	0.79
Female	23 (34.33%)	9 (37.5%)	14 (32.65%)
Smoking	40 (59.70%)	12 (50%)	28 (65.11%)	1.454	0.3
Mortality (1 year)	13 (19.69%)	1 (4.16%)	12 (27.90%)	6.698	0.023
Previous ischemic accident	20 (29.85%)	3 (12.5%)	17 (39.53%)	5.888	0.025
Increased dyspnea	65 (62.68%)	24 (100%)	41 (95.34%)	1.808	0.533
Age (years)				45.46	0.003
Positive cultures	42 (62.68%)	18 (75%)	24 (55.81%)	2.501	0.187
Oximetry (%)				8.758	0.227
Trigger factors
AAA	6 (8.95%)	2 (8.33%)	4 (9.30%)	15.656	0.113
Recurrent pneumonia	23 (34.32%)	10 (41.66%)	13 (30.23%)
Pleural effusion	4 (5.97%)	0	4 (9.30%)
Autoimmune	5 (7.46%)	1 (4.16%)	4 (9.30%)
Abscess	2 (2.98%)	1 (4.16%)	1 (2.32%)
Exposure	6 (8.95%)	4 (16.66%)	2 (4.65%)
Bronchitis	7 (10.44%)	5 (20.83%)	2 (4.65%)
Another	14 (20.89%)	3 (12.5%)	11 (25.58%)

value of less than 0.05 was used to detect the statistical significance, and is used as a test for statistical significance.