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. 2012 Nov 26;7:160. doi: 10.1186/1746-1596-7-160

Table 6.

Demographics and clinical symptoms in different subgroups of IIP compared with other studies

1: Demographics and clinical symptoms in IPF
Author n m : f age dyspnoe cough symptoms (years) smoker
Our study
27
4.4:1
59.4
96.3%
77.7%
1.7
66.7%
Carrington 1978, USA [23]
53
1.7:1
51
n.d.
n.d.
2.5
71%
Matuso 1996, Japan [24]
30
2.5:1
60
88.6%
100%
1.1
60%
Bjoraker 1998, USA [18]
64
1:1
65
89%
71%
n.d.
54%
Daniil 1999, UK [25]
15
4:1
56
100%
60%
1.5
80%
Nicholson 2000, UK [21]
37
8.3:1
57.2
n.d.
n.d.
1.3
78%
2: Demographics and clinical symptoms in NSIP
Author
n
m : f
age
dyspnoe
cough
symptoms (years)
smoker
Our study
14
3:4
49.2
92.9%
64.3%
1.7
57%
Bjoraker 1998, USA [18]
15
1.3:1
57
100%
85%
n.d.
57%
Katzenstein 1994, USA [33]
64
1:1.5
46
n.d.
n.d.
0.7
58%
Park 1996, Korea [34]
7
1:6
56
n.d.
n.d.
0.33
14.3%
Daniil 1999, UK [25]
15
1:1.1
56
100%
60%
1.5
60%
Nicholson 2000, UK [21]
28
2.5:1
53.5
n.d.
n.d.
0.9
64.3%
Cottin 1998, France [35]
12
1:1
52.5
100%
67%
n.d.
50%
3: Demographics and clinical symptoms in RBILD
Author
n
m : f
age
dyspnoe
cough
smoker
pack years
Our study
6
5:1
44.6
66.7%
50%
100%
26.6
Myers 1987, USA [26]
6
5:1
36
83.3%
83.3%
100%
39
Yousem 1989, USA [27]
18
1.25:1
36
67%
50%
100%
32
Myers 1992, USA [36]
?
1.7:1
36.1
70.8%
58.3%
100%
33.4
Moon 1999, UK [37]
10
1:1
47.1
70%
30%
90%
39.4
4: Demographics and clinical symptoms in COP
Author
n
m : f
age
dyspnoe
cough
smokers
 
Our study
10
7:3
54.8
70%
80%
70%
 
Nagai 1998, Japan [19]
16
1:2
56.9
n.d.
n.d.
31%
 
Guerry-Force 1987, Canada [29]
15
3:1
56
78.5%
86%
54.5%
 
Costabel 1992, Germany [38]
10
7:3
55
90%
90%
n.d.
 
Müller 1987, Canada [31]
15
11:4
56.6
78.6%
86.7%
54.5%
 
King 1992, USA [32]
112
1.2:1
58
49%
72%
57%
 
Izumi 1992, Japan [39] 34 1:1 57 47% 76% 44%