Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients at inclusion in the study
From: Extrathoracic investigation in adult patients with isolated pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis
Characteristic | N = 54 |
|---|---|
Age, yrs, median, [IQR] | 35.5 [27–42] |
Female sex, n (%) | 30 (56 %) |
Smoking history, pack-years Smoker, n (%) Ex-smoker | 38 (70 %) 16 (30 %) |
Clinical features, n (%) | |
Asymptomatic | 19 (35 %) |
Respiratory symptoms (cough, dyspnoea) | 31 (57 %) |
History of pneumothorax | 11 (20 %) |
Constitutional symptoms* | 6 (11 %) |