The Role of the High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Patients with Stable Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

Table 1

Demographic data of the 69 stable bronchiectasis patients.

Demographic factor	Mean (SD)	95% CI
Age (years)	57.5	54.2–60.8
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.0	21.2–22.8
FVC (L)	2.1	1.9–2.3
FVC% predicted	67.4	62.7–72.0
FEV1 (L)	1.5	1.4–1.7
FEV1% predicted	62.6	57.1–68.1
6 MWD (m)	454.4	432.4–476.4
Rest O2S%	95.1	94.3–95.9
HRCT score	26.2	23.1–29.3
hs-CRP (mg/L)	4.5	3.6–5.5

Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index, FVC: forced vital capacity, FEV₁: volume that has been exhaled at the end of the first second of forced expiration, 6 MWD: 6-minute walk test distance, HRCT: high-resolution computed tomography, and hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.