A statistically significant higher correlation was observed for expectoration of brownish black mucus plugs (P < 0.03), anorexia (P<0.05), weight loss (P<0.008), mean number of ward admission per year (P<0.015), mean number of ABPA exacerbations per year (P<0.001), mean total IgE levels (P<0.001) in patients with HAM on the initial visit.