Table 1.

Main characteristics of the examined population

Population characteristics
Age (mean, SD)		50.4 (± 13) years old
Gender (frequency, percentage)		29 (30%) females 68 (70%) males
Pulmonary disease that led to the transplant (frequency, percentage)	Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis	37 (38.1%)
	Cystic fibrosis	12 (12.4%)
	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	10 (10.3%)
	Sarcoidosis	4 (4.1%)
	Hypersensitivity pneumonia	4 (4.1%)
	Langherans cell histiocytosis	3 (3%)
	Lymphangioleyomiomatosis	3 (3%)
	Non-specific interstitial pneumonia	3 (3%)
	Others (including for instance one each of pulmonary hemosiderosis, primary pulmonary hypertension, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia)	19 (19.6%)