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A retrospective correlative profiling of lung functions, microbiological, radiological, periodontal, hematological parameters in noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis patients of North India
Abhaya Gupta1, Umesh Pratap Verma1, Ajay Kumar Verma2, Shyam Chand Chaudhary3, Nand Lal1, Neetu Singh4, Ashutosh Shrivastava4, Surya Kant2
1 Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India
2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, King George's Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India
3 Department of Internal Medicine, King George's Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India
4 Department of Molecular Biology, Center for Advanced Research, King George's Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Umesh Pratap Verma
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/njms.njms_386_21
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Introduction: Noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) is a neglected debilitating condition with scarce epidemiological literature explaining its geographical heterogeneity, especially in lower and middle-income countries. This study aimed to assess and correlate the functional profile of NCFB patients and evaluate the correlation of body mass index (BMI) with several disease variables.
Methods: This mixed-method retrospective research study was conducted on 124 radiologically confirmed NCFB patients in terms of various qualitative and quantitative variables.
Results: Restrictive ventilatory defect was the most common type with the preponderance of male former smokers. Mean platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR; 104.08 ± 73.59) revealed certain degree of systemic inflammatory burden with a slightly higher mean peripheral leukocyte count (10665.19 ± 4268.81 cell/mm3) and eosinophilia of >2%. Almost all patients had periodontal disease with a higher prevalence of chronic periodontitis (54.83%). Moderately severe and predominantly cystic radiological type was encountered with 61.2% patients positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Bronchiectasis aetiology comorbidity index (BACI) i.e., 2.34 ± 2.37 represented an intermediate mortality risk in our patients. On basis of BMI, majority were young underweights with poor pulmonary functions while PLR skewed toward overweight patients (nonsignificant P > 0.05). Forced expiratory volume/forced vital capacity displayed a negative weak moderately significant correlation with BACI (r = −0.24; P = 0.008). Peripheral lymphocyte count demonstrated a weak negative but significant correlation with modified Reiff score (r = −0.20; P = 0.023) while serum neutrophil count had a weak negative moderately significant correlation with hemoglobin (r = −0.20; P = 0.023).
Conclusions: NCFB bears great heterogeneity with distinct geographical phenotypes and should be correlated thoroughly in terms of peripheral leukocytes count, pulmonary functions, radiology, BMI, and coexisting comorbidities for adequate management.
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