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Table 2 Summary of the prevalence of symptoms in Cancer, AIDS, CHF, COPD, ESRD and PIF-ILD (figures for other conditions taken from Solano et al. 2006 [36])

From: Symptom prevalence of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a systematic literature review

Symptoms

PIF-ILD

Cancer

AIDS

CHF

COPD

ESRD

Pain

9%

30–94%

30–98%

14–78%

21–77%

11–93%

Depression

10–49.2%

4–80%

17–82%

6–59%

17–77%

2–61%

Anxiety

22–58%

3–74%

13–76%

2–49%

23–53%

7–52%

Fatigue

7.6–29%

23–100%

43–95%

42–82%

32–96%

13–100%

Breathlessness

54.7–98%

16–77%

43–62%

18–88%

56–98%

11–82%

Insomnia

6–46.6%

3–67%

40–74%

36–48%

15–77%

1–83%

Nausea

13%

2–78%

41–57%

2–48%

4%

8–52%

Diarrhea

2%

1–95%

29–53%

12%

 

8–36%

  1. AIDS Adult Immune Deficiency Syndrome, CHF Chronic Heart Failure, COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, ESRD End-stage Renal Disease