TABLE 1.
Characteristics of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on initial diagnosis (n=93)
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Age, years, mean ± SD (minimum-maximum) | 72±10 (47–92) |
| Male/female, n/n (%/%) | 63/30 (68/32) |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean ± SD (minimum-maximum) | 29.2±5.1 (18.6–41.2) |
| Normal: 18.5–24.9 | 17 (18) |
| Overweight: 25–29.9 | 41 (44) |
| Obese: 30–39.9 | 33 (36) |
| Morbidly obese: ≥40 | 2 (2) |
| Smoking status | |
| Ex-smoker | 48 (52) |
| Never smoker | 30 (32) |
| Unknown | 15 (16) |
| Work-up diagnosis | |
| Inpatients | 16 (17) |
| Clinical and chest HRCT | 9 (56) |
| Chest HRCT and lung biopsy | 7(44) |
| Outpatients | 77 (83) |
| Clinical and chest HRCT | 51 (66) |
| Chest HRCT and lung biopsy | 26 (34) |
Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated. BMI Body mass index; HRCT High-resolution computed tomography