Table 2.
N | Decline in FVC% predicted, Mean (SD) | P value | |
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Disease duration, years | |||
0–2 | 17 | 4.4 (18.8) | 0.85 |
2–4 | 29 | 4.4 (10.1) | |
>4 | 18 | 3.5 (10.1) | |
| |||
HRCT Fibrosis score | |||
0–2 | 40 | 2.7 (12.8) | 0.008 |
3–4 | 25 | 7.2 (11.8) | |
| |||
HRCT Ground Glass Opacity score | |||
0–1 | 55 | 4.9(13.0) | 0.61 |
2–3 | 10 | 1.8 (9.8) | |
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HRCT Honeycombing | |||
0 | 38 | 3.8 (14.5) | 0.96 |
≥1 | 27 | 5.3 (9.2) | |
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Autoantibodies | |||
SCL-70 | 17 | 5.2 (9.1) | 0.88 |
Anti-Polymerase-III/anti-centromere | 5 | 6.9 (11.5) | |
Others | 26 | 4.4 (11.8) | |
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Overall | 66 | 4.2(12.8) |