Table 2 The incidence of MAC-pulmonary disease-associated events, MAC-specific mortality, and all-cause mortality.

From: Effect of multidrug therapy on the prognosis of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease

 

Multidrug therapy group (n = 90)

Observation group (n = 108)

Relative risk (95% CI)

Incidence of MAC-PD associated events, /1000 person-years

 All events

26.69

25.49

1.05 (0.61–1.79)

 Hospitalisation for haemoptysis

4.85

6.37

0.76 (0.23–2.47)

 Hospitalisation for respiratory infections

12.13

15.29

0.79 (0.38–1.68)

 Chronic respiratory failure

9.71

3.82

2.54 (0.78–8.28)

MAC-specific mortality, /1000 person-years

12.13

12.74

0.92 (0.44–2.08)

All-cause mortality, /1000 person-years

24.26

29.50

0.82 (0.48–1.40)

  1. CI confidence interval, MAC Mycobacterium avium complex.