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. 2011 Nov 9;62(2):134–137. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqr171

Table 2.

(a) Relative risk of death (hazard ratio) after lung transplant compared to non-OLD controlsa and (b) relative risk of death compared to other fibrotic lung disease controls

All OLD Silicosis Non-silicosis OLD
(a)
Time since transplant
    0–1 year 2.3 (1.3–4.4)* 1.0 (0.3–4.1) 3.1 (1.5–6.6)**
    >1 year 0.2 (0.03–1.6) 0.4 (0.1–3.0) 0.5 (0.1–3.6)
(b)
    0–1 year 2.3 (1.2–4.5)* 1.1 (0.3–4.5) 3.3 (1.5–7.1)**
    >1 year 0.5 (0.1–2.0) 0.5 (0.1–3.3) 0.5 (0.1–3.7)

LAS, lung allocation score; OLD, occupational lung disease.

a

Adjusted for recipient age, FEV1, BMI, LAS, donor age, transplant type (single versus bilateral) and ischaemic time. A hazard ratio of >1.0 represents greater risk for death for subjects who underwent LT for OLD compared with non-OLDs.

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.