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. 2018 Feb 8;18:30. doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0599-3

Table 3.

Variables Predicting Survival in UIP Cohort

Unadjusted (n = 293) Adjusted (n = 293)
Characteristic HR p-value 95% CI HR p-value 95% CI
ANA (+) a 1.46 0.02 1.07–1.98 1.59 0.007 1.13–2.23
NAC exposure 0.74 0.13 0.50–1.09 0.68 0.05 0.44–1.0
IPAF diagnosis b 1.11 0.52 0.80–1.57 0.99 0.97 0.67–1.48
Immunosuppressant exposure c 1.05 0.77 0.74–1.49 0.94 0.75 0.64–1.38
Anti-fibrotic exposure d 0.28 < 0.001 0.14-0.57 0.35 0.004 0.17–0.72
GAP Score 1.36 < 0.001 1.23–1.51 1.36 < 0.001 1.23–1.51

Abbreviations: IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, IPAF interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features, UIP usual interstitial pneumonia, NAC N-acetylcysteine, ANA antinuclear antibody, GAP gender, age, physiology

aANA titer ≥1:320 or nucleolar or centromere staining pattern at any titer

bCompared to IPF diagnosis

cPrednisone, azathioprine or mycophenolate

dPirfenidone or nintedanib