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Table 3 Length of follow-up among IPF patients

From: Characterizing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients using US Medicare-advantage health plan claims data

Cohorts

Length of Follow-Up (in Years)

N

%

Mean (SD)

Median

Interquartile Range

IPF Cohort

4,716

100.0

1.3 (1.4)

0.8

0.2 - 1.8

Reason for Censoring:

 End of Study Period

1,537

32.6

1.8 (1.7)

1.3

0.5 - 2.7

 Death

1,082

22.9

0.9 (1.1)

0.5

0.1 - 1.4

 End of Health Plan Enrollment

1,289

27.3

1.2 (1.2)

0.9

0.3 - 1.8

 Exclusion Criteria Observed

808

17.1

0.8 (1.0)

0.4

0.1 - 1.1

IPF Diagnostic Testing Subgroup

2,518

100.0

1.2 (1.4)

0.7

0.2 - 1.7

Reason for Censoring:

 End of Study Period

793

31.5

1.8 (1.7)

1.2

0.5 - 2.7

 Death

584

23.2

0.9 (1.1)

0.4

0.1 - 1.2

 End of Health Plan Enrollment

661

26.3

1.2 (1.2)

0.8

0.3 - 1.8

 Exclusion Criteria Observed

480

19.1

0.7 (0.9)

0.3

0.1 - 1.0

  1. Optum Research Database – Medicare Advantage Population. Cohort Entry: 01 January 2008 - 30 September 2014
  2. Abbreviations: IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, SD standard deviation