Table 1. Patient characteristics of control donors and IPF patients used in BALF analysis.
| Controls | Age | Sex | Smoking Hx | % FEV1 | % FVC | % TLCO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donor 1 | 51 | F | Y | 83.8 | 103.5 | 83.0 |
| Donor 2 | 47 | M | N | 108.2 | 110.7 | 83.0 |
| Donor 3 | 65 | M | N | 91.4 | 97.3 | 87.0 |
| Donor 4 | 37 | M | N | 110.5 | 97.5 | 90.0 |
| Donor 5 | 62 | M | Y | 97.1 | 115.6 | 109.0 |
| Donor 6 | 51 | F | Y | 92.2 | 106.1 | 70.0 |
| Donor 7 | 53 | M | Y | 128.1 | 144.7 | 75.0 |
| Donor 8 | 46 | N/A | N | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Donor 9 | 39 | M | N | 90.9 | 94.7 | 76.1 |
| Mean | 50.1 | 6/2/1a | 5/4b | 100.3 | 108.8 | 84.14 |
| SE | 3.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| IPF patients | Age | Sex | Smoking Hx | % FEV1 | % FVC | % TLCO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPF 1 | 54 | M | Y | 79.0 | 73.1 | 69.0 |
| IPF 2 | 59 | M | N | 67.4 | 79.0 | 38.2 |
| IPF 3 | 76 | F | N | 86.3 | 92.8 | 53.0 |
| IPF 4 | 65 | M | N | 72.2 | 65.4 | 38.7 |
| IPF 5 | 64 | M | Y | 75.0 | 74.7 | 39.4 |
| IPF 6 | 60 | M | N/A | 74.7 | 71.4 | 28.5 |
| IPF 7 | 72 | F | N | 123.6 | 120.5 | 57.1 |
| IPF 8 | 73 | M | N | 64.0 | 56.0 | 40.0 |
| IPF 9 | 46 | M | N | 63.0 | 59.0 | 30.0 |
| IPF 10 | 49 | M | Ex | 57.6 | 52.7 | 42.9 |
| IPF 11 | 58 | M | Ex | 54.5 | 49.3 | 37.0 |
| IPF 12 | 70 | M | N | 72.1 | 65.9 | 50.5 |
| IPF 13 | 70 | M | N | 83.4 | 84.2 | 39.3 |
| IPF 14 | 74 | M | N/A | 80.8 | 77.1 | 32.4 |
| IPF 15 | 70 | M | Y | 76.9 | 74.9 | 36.4 |
| IPF 16 | 71 | M | N | 82.2 | 85.9 | 54.4 |
| IPF 17 | 74 | M | Ex | 78.7 | 79.7 | 32.9 |
| IPF 18 | 66 | M | Ex | 65.1 | 62.0 | 56.1 |
| IPF 19 | 61 | M | Ex | 73.9 | 68.8 | 30.6 |
| IPF 20 | 54 | M | Y | 70.6 | 82.0 | 73.5 |
| Mean | 64.3 | 18/2a | 9/4/5b | 75.1 | 73.7 | 44 |
| SE | 2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
aMale/Female/Not available, bNever/Yes/Ex smoker. Abbreviaions: Smoking Hx = smoking history, N/A = not available, % FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in one second expressed as % predicted, %FVC = forced vital capacity expressed as % predicted, %TLCO = transfer factor of the lung for carbon monoxide expressed as % predicted, SE = standard error.