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Table 1 The articles included in this systematic review, categorized by the methodology used

From: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - a systematic review on methodology for the collection of epidemiological data

Type of study

Author

Year &journal

Study period

Cases (N)

Prev., Inc., mortality

National registry data

Thomeer et al.

Acta Clin Belg 2001

1992-1996

72

Prevalence 1.25

Incidence 0.22

 

Tinelli et al.

Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 2005

1998-2005

864

-

Questionnaires

Xaubert et al.

Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 2004

10/2000-09/2001

197 (Inc)

Incidence 2.94

 

Karakatsani et al.

Respir Med 2009

2004

189 (Prev)

Prevalence 3.38

52(Inc)

Incidence 0.93

Analysis of pre-existing database

Hodgson et al.

Thorax 2002

1997-1998

1445

Prevalence 16-18

 

von Plessen et al.

Respir Med 2003

1984-1998

158

Prevalence 19.71-23.42 (CFA)

Incidence 4.3 (CFA)

131.12.1991, 231.12.1998

 

Gribbin et al.

Thorax 2006

1991-2003

920

Incidence 4.6

 

Raghu et al.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006

01/1996-12/2000

1943 (broad)

Prevalence, 42.7 (broad)

387 (narrow)

Prevalence, 14.0 (narrow)

Incidence, 16.3 (broad)

Incidence, 6.8 (narrow)

 

Olson et al.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007

1992-2003

175,088

Mortality 50.8 (PF)

 

Ohno et al.

Respirology 2008

2005

1322

Prevalence 3.44 (IIP)

 

Fernández Pérez et al.

Chest 2010

1997-2005

47

Prevalence 27.9 (narrow)

Prevalence 63 (broad)

Incidence 8.8 (narrow)

Incidence 17.4 (broad)

 

Navaratnam et al.

Thorax 2011

mort.1968-2008

56,675

Mortality 2.54

inc.2000-2008

2,074

Incidence 7.44

 

Lai et al.

Respir Med 2012

1997-2007

418 (Prev)

Prevalence 0.71-6.42 (broad)

     

Prevalence 0.51-4.92 (narrow)

     

Incidence 0.61-1.42 (broad)

     

Incidence 0.51-1.22 (narrow)

     

1in 1998, 2in 2007

  1. Prevalence (Prev) Incidence (Inc) and mortality/100,000.