Table 1 Characteristics of patients with bronchiectasis and healthy subjects

Age (years)

43.5 ± 14.1

43.0 ± 10.9

0.891

Sex (male/female)

10/10

13/7

0.52

Height (cm)

165.6 ± 8.7

164.7 ± 7.6

0.72

Body weight (kg)

68.8 ± 16.4

75.4 ± 12.9

0.17

Body mass index (kg/m²)

24.8 ± 4.6

27.96 ± 5.2

0.06

FFM (kg)

50.4 ± 11.4

56.23 ± 10.4

0.096

FVC (%)

70.4 ± 15.9

100.3 ± 12.7

< 0.0001*

FEV₁ (%)

62.5 ± 20.0

97.3 ± 10.7

< 0.0001*

FEV₁/FVC (%)

73.4 ± 14.8

80.9 ± 5.4

0.045*

PEF (%)

63.9 ± 23.3

101.8 ± 15.2

< 0.0001*

FEF_25–75% (%)

45.4 ± 24.0

80.2 ± 17.2

< 0.0001*

MIP (cmH₂O)

97.5 ± 30.3

115.8 ± 19.9

0.030*

%MIP

99.0 ± 28.1

109.4 ± 21.4

0.019*

MEP (cmH₂O)

125.8 ± 33.6

170.0 ± 47.0

0.003*

%MEP

68.0 ± 13.8

85.7 ± 23.2

0.006*

MMRC (0–4)

1.55 ± 0.60

0.20 ± 0.52

< 0.0001*