a decreasing trendp<0.001
Regarding laboratory findings, haemoglobin levels were different, with a decreasing trend towards the symptomatic bronchiectasis group (14.61 g·dL −1 versus 14.44 g·dL −1 versus 14.38 g·dL −1 , p<0.001), whereas CRP levels were relatively higher in the symptomatic bronchiectasis group than in the other groups (0.11 mg·dL −1 versus 0.11 mg·dL −1 versus 0.16 mg·dL −1 , p<0.001).