Table 1 Patient demographics
From: Clinical and economic burden of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1191) | (N = 1292) | (N = 1136) | |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 69.8 (11.1) | 70.0 (11.4) | 71.3 (10.6) |
Female, n (%) | 600 (50.4) | 671 (51.9) | 558 (49.1) |
Region, n (%) | |||
Midwest | 297 (24.9) | 309 (23.9) | 279 (24.6) |
Northeast | 152 (12.8) | 160 (12.4) | 171 (15.1) |
South | 473 (39.7) | 545 (42.2) | 481 (42.3) |
West | 269 (22.6) | 278 (21.5) | 205 (18.0) |
IPF care specialtya, n (%) | |||
Pulmonologist | 586 (49.2) | 652 (50.5) | 553 (48.7) |
Primary care | 213 (17.9) | 217 (16.8) | 187 (16.5) |
Other (<2 % each) | 61 (5.1) | 52 (4.0) | 43 (3.8) |
Unknown | 331 (27.8) | 371 (28.7) | 353 (31.1) |