From: Underlying and immediate causes of death in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Total | Male | Female | p-valuea | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 132 (100) | 97 (73.5) | 35 (26.5) | |
Age years (SD) | 70.5 (9.78) | 70.2 (10.34) | 71.3 (8.17) | 0.562 |
Median survival (Mo) | 42.0 | 36.0 | 60.0 | 0.045 |
Non-smokers n (%) | 45 (35.2) | 21 (22.1) | 24 (72.7) | < 0.001 |
Former smokers n (%) | 66 (51.6) | 60 (63.2) | 6 (18.2) | < 0.001 |
Current smokers n (%) | 17 (13.3) | 14 (14.7) | 3 (9.1) | < 0.001 |
Pulmonary function test results at the time of diagnosis b | ||||
FVC % predicted (SD) | 76.7 (18.51) | 75.7 (18.91) | 79.2 (17.39) | 0.354 |
FEV1% predicted (SD) | 77.0 (16.99) | 75.3 (17.22) | 81.6 (15.66) | 0.065 |
FEV1/FVC % predicted | 101.4 (9.68) | 100.3 (9.45) | 104.2 (9.88) | 0.049 |
DLCO % predicted (SD) | 56.1 (17.51) | 55.8 (18.02) | 56.7 (16.33) | 0.803 |