Table 1.Characteristics of the control group and patients with bronchiectasis
| Bronchiectasis n:30 | Control group n:25 | P value | |
| Age | 45.4± 14.1 | 41.4±12.7 | 0.2 |
| Gender (f/m) | 18/12 | 9/16 | 0.07 |
| Education level | 1.9±0.9 | 2.8±1.2 | 0.002 |
| FEV1 | 72.7±20.8 | 100.8±10.9 | 0.0001 |
| FEV1/FVC | 74.6 ±11.1 | 85.6±7.6 | 0.0001 |
| Depression | 8.6±4.4 | 6.1±4.0 | 0.03 |
| Anxiety | 9.7±5.3 | 6.4±4.5 | 0.01 |
| Borg after exercise | 5.4 ±1.8 | 1.2±1.8 | 0.0001 |