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Table 1 ILD study population characteristics

From: Clustering of lung diseases in the family of interstitial lung disease patients

Diagnosis group

Questionnaire provided, N

Questionnaire completed, N (%)

Male, N (%)

Age in years, mean (sd)

Per patient reported relatives with disease, mean (sd)

Per patient reported 1st degree relatives with disease, mean (sd)

Total

1358

1164 (86)

669 (58)*

54.0 (13.6)*

7.1 (5.1)

3.3 (2.2)*

Sarcoidosis

744

644 (87)

368 (57)

47.7 (11.0)

7.1 (5.1)

3.0 (2.0)

HP

102

87 (85)

41 (47)

60.5 (11.4)

7.6 (5.5)

3.9 (2.3)

IPF

128

109 (85)

86 (79)

65.3 (10.3)

6.4 (4.4)

4.0 (2.3)

uPF

126

103 (82)

72 (70)

67.1 (10.1)

6.4 (4.8)

4.0 (2.5)

non-IPF IIP

68

54 (79)

23 (43)

58.3 (13.1)

6.5 (5.0)

3.3 (2.0)

aidILD

106

93 (88)

50 (54)

58.9 (12.4)

7.1 (4.7)

3.6 (2.2)

oILD

84

74 (88)

29 (39)

57.8 (15.4)

8.0 (5.6)

3.6 (2.2)

  1. HP = hypersensitivity pneumonitis; IPF = idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; uPF = unclassifiable pulmonary fibrosis; non-IPF IIP = idiopathic interstitial pneumonia other than IPF; aidILD = autoimmune ILD; oILD = other ILD. Differences in study population characteristics were tested with ANOVA (post-hoc Scheffe’s) for continues and Chi squared for dichotomous variables; and associations between age and reported first degree relatives with linear regression analysis. *p < 0.05