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In the European Bronchiectasis Registry (EMBARC), we tested whether sputum colour would be associated with disease severity and clinical outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We used a prospective, observational registry of adults with bronchiectasis conducted in 31 countries. Patients who did not produce spontaneous sputum were excluded from the analysis. The Murray sputum colour chart was used at baseline and at follow-up visits. Key outcomes were frequency of exacerbations, hospitalisations for severe exacerbations and mortality during up to 5-year follow-up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>13\u2009484 patients were included in the analysis. More purulent sputum was associated with lower forced expiratory volume in 1\u2005s (FEV<jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>), worse quality of life, greater bacterial infection and a higher bronchiectasis severity index. Sputum colour was strongly associated with the risk of future exacerbations during follow-up. Compared to patients with mucoid sputum (reference group), patients with mucopurulent sputum experienced significantly more exacerbations (incident rate ratio (IRR) 1.29, 95% CI 1.22\u20131.38; p&lt;0.0001), while the rates were even higher for patients with purulent (IRR 1.55, 95% CI 1.44\u20131.67; p&lt;0.0001) and severely purulent sputum (IRR 1.91, 95% CI 1.52\u20132.39; p&lt;0.0001). Hospitalisations for severe exacerbations were also associated with increasing sputum colour with rate ratios, compared to patients with mucoid sputum, of 1.41 (95% CI 1.29\u20131.56; p&lt;0.0001), 1.98 (95% CI 1.77\u20132.21; p&lt;0.0001) and 3.05 (95% CI 2.25\u20134.14; p&lt;0.0001) for mucopurulent, purulent and severely purulent sputum, respectively. 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