| IPF | Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| ATS | American Thoracic Society |
| ERS | European Respiratory Society |
| USA | United States of America |
| PFT | Pulmonary Function Test |
| DLCO | Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide |
| HRCT | High-Resolution Chest Tomography |
| ILD | Interstitial Lung Disease |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| RHO | Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient |