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. 2009 Nov;136(5):1333–1340. doi: 10.1378/chest.09-0108

Table 1.

Baseline Patient Characteristics With Both Baseline and 12-Month HRCT Scan Readings by Treatment Assignment

Characteristics CYC Group(n = 49) Placebo Group(n = 49) p Value*
Age, yr 46.1 47.0 0.70
Female gender 38 (87.6) 35 (71.4) 0.49
Disease duration, yr 3.2 3.2 0.92
FVC, % predicted 68.3 69.8 0.52
FEV1/FVC ratio 82.3 82.9 0.74
TLC, % predicted 70.0 70.0 0.91
FRC, % predicted 76.0 71.9 0.29
Dlco, % predicted 46.0 47.9 0.50
BDI (0–12) 5.9 5.5 0.22
Cough 32 (68.1) 36 (73.5) 0.56
SF-36 (0–100)
    Physical component summary 32.9 34.6 0.45
    Mental component summary 48.5 50.8 0.29
HAQ-DI (1–3) 0.95 0.73 0.11
Skin score (0–51) 15.5 14.2 0.58
HRCT scan score (range)
    FIB 2.0 (0–4) 1.96 (0–4) 0.89
    GGO 0.67 (0–3) 0.65 (0–2) 0.61
    HC 0.35 (0–3) 0.41 (0–2) 0.61

Values are given as the mean or No. (%), unless otherwise specified. BDI = baseline dyspnea index; FRC = functional residual capacity.

*Unpaired ttest.