RT Journal Article
T1 Sex bias in diagnostic delay in bronchiectasis: An analysis of the Spanish Historical Registry of Bronchiectasis.
A1 Girón, Rosa Ma
A1 de Gracia Roldán, Javier
A1 Olveira, Casilda
A1 Vendrell, Montserrat
A1 Martínez-García, Miguel Ángel
A1 de la Rosa, David
A1 Máiz, Luis
A1 Ancochea, Julio
A1 Vázquez, Liliana
A1 Borderías, Luis
A1 Polverino, Eva
A1 Martínez-Moragón, Eva
A1 Rajas, Olga
A1 Soriano, Joan B
K1 Bronchiectasis
K1 diagnostic delay
K1 gender bias
K1 gender gap
K1 sex bias
AB Diagnostic delay is common in most respiratory diseases, particularly in bronchiectasis. However, sex bias in diagnostic delay has not been studied to date. Assessment of diagnostic delay in bronchiectasis by sex. The Spanish Historical Registry of Bronchiectasis recruited adults diagnosed with bronchiectasis from 2002 to 2011 in 36 centres in Spain. From a total of 2113 patients registered we studied 2099, of whom 1125 (53.6%) were women. No differences were found for sex or age (61.0 ± 20.6, p = 0.88) or for localization of bronchiectasis ( p = 0.31). Bronchiectasis of unknown aetiology and secondary to asthma, childhood infections and tuberculosis was more common in women (all ps  We recorded a substantial delay in the diagnosis of bronchiectasis. This delay was significantly longer in women than in men (>2 years). Independent factors associated with this sex bias were age at onset of symptoms, smoking history, daily expectoration and reduced lung function.
YR 2017
FD 2017-04-10
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11074
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11074
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 9, 2025