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Table 1 Characteristics and physiologies of IPF patients and the normal

From: Regulation of TERRA on telomeric and mitochondrial functions in IPF pathogenesis

Characteristic

Normal

IPF

P value

Number

24

24

/

Age(years)

67.92 ± 7.6

69.08 ± 7.1

/

Gender (Male/female)

13/11

13/11

/

FVC (% of predicted)

89.82 ± 9.8

48.72 ± 8.1

< 0.01

TLC (% of predicted)

89.14 ± 9.7

53.47 ± 8.2

< 0.01

DLCO (% of predicted)

89.72 ± 5.9

64.05 ± 4.7

< 0.01

PaO2 (mmHg)

94.38 ± 4.9

77.34 ± 6.1

< 0.01

PaCO2 (mmHg)

39.65 ± 4.5

36.57 ± 3.8

/

Smoking History (n)

7

18

< 0.05

  1. FVC forced vital capacity, TLC total lung capacity, DLCO diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide; Smoking history denotes subjects with >5 years of cigarette smoking. Two of the seven normal individuals are current smokers. No current smoker in 18 patients with IPF is observed