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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Respir Med. 2012 Apr 20;106(7):1033–1039. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.03.014

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Subjects with fILD

fILD
N=54
Demographics

 Age in years 69.2±7.0 69.0 (65.0–75.0)

 Male, % 65

 BMI 30.4±6.9 29.9 (25.8–33.1)

Lung disease data

 FVC% 64.0±15.9 64.0 (52.0–74.0)

 DLCO% 43.4±16.5 44.0 (29.0–55.0)

 ILD Dx, N
  Asbestosis 2
  cHP 3
  fFIP 6
  fNSIP 19
  IPF 22
  fSarcoidosis 1

 ILD Tx, N
  None 48
  Azathioprine 4
  Mycophenolate mofetil 1
  Cyclophosphamide 1

 On prednisone, % 25

 Supplemental oxygen, N
  24hrs 17
  Exertion and sleep 4
  None 33

Sleep data

 Has OSA
  5 < AHI ≤ 15 15
  15 < AHI ≤ 30 6
  AHI > 30 14

 AHI 23.7±31.2 10.8 (2.5–31.2)

 Nadir SpO2 during PSG 77.5±8.9 79.0 (74.0–83.0)

 Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)* 7.9±3.6 9.0 (5.0–10.0)

 ESS > 9, %* 37

 % with ESS > 9 and OSA 72

GERD data

 GERD symptoms, % 17

 On Daily Anti-reflux Tx, % 44

 On PPI during pH probe, % 21

Data are mean±standard deviation, median (interquartile range), other values are percentages or proportions; fILD=fibrotic interstitial lung disease; BMI=body mass index; FVC%=percent predicted forced vital capacity; DLCO%=percent predicted diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; ILD=interstitial lung disease; Dx=diagnosis; cHP=chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis; fFIP=fibrotic familial interstitial pneumonia; fNSIP=fibrotic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia; Tx=medication; OSA=obstructive sleep apnea; AHI=apnea hypopnea index;

*

N=49 subjects with fILD; PSG=polysomnogram; SpO2=peripheral oxygen saturation; ESS=Epworth Sleepiness Scale; GERD=gastroesophageal reflux disease; Tx=treatment; PPI=proton pump inhibitor