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Table 4 Annual FVC % predicted decline by disease category and severity

From: Disease progression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with mild physiological impairment: analysis from the Australian IPF registry

	mild	95% CI	more severe	95% CI	P^a
FVC	−4.6%	−5.8;-3.4%	−4.9%	−6.3; −3.5%	0.779
DLco	−4.9%	−6.0;-3.8%	−4.7%	−5.7; −3.7%	0.702
CPI	−5.0%	−6.3; −3.6%	−4.5%	−5.7; −3.3%	0.600
GAP	−5.0%	−6.3; −3.8%	−4.4%	−5.8; −3.0%	0.517

^acomparison of mild to moderate-severe group

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