Influence of Weather Conditions on the Onset of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the Region of Sousse (Tunisia): Analysis of Time Series

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with spontaneous pneumothorax in Sousse, Tunisia, 2010-2014 (n=200).

Variable		n(%)
Gender	(i) Male	191(95.5)
	(ii) Female	9(4.5)
Respiratory medical history	Asthma	2(1)
	COPD	12(6)
	Interstitial lung disease	1(0,5)
Non respiratory medical history		50(25)
No medical history		137(67.5)
Smoking		162 (81)
Localization of the pneumothorax	Right	100 (50
	Left	99(49.5)
	Bilateral	1(0.5)
Nature of pneumothorax	Spontaneous idiopathic pneumothorax	151(75.5)
	Spontaneous secondary pneumothorax	49(24.5)
Abundance of pneumothorax	Partial pneumothorax	53(26.5)
	Total pneumothorax	147(73.5)