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. 2017 Sep 28;153(2):349–360. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.09.026

Table 2.

Variables Predicting Survival in Patients With Chronic ILD

Characteristic Progression-Free Survival (Within 1st y of Diagnosis)
Transplant-Free Survival (Within 10 y of Diagnosis)
HR 95% CI P Value HR 95% CI P Value
Univariate Cox regression
Phenotypic clustera
 Cluster 1 2.78 1.48-5.21 .001 1.57 0.97-2.56 .067
 Cluster 3 2.25 1.20-4.20 .011 3.17 2.05-4.88 < .001
 Cluster 4 4.31 2.31-8.03 < .001 4.31 2.73-6.82 < .001
Diagnosis categoryb
 CHP 1.59 0.93-2.72 .089 1.32 0.81-2.14 .259
 IPAF 1.96 1.19-3.24 .009 2.32 1.53-3.51 < .001
 IPF 2.47 1.57-3.87 < .001 3.80 2.65-5.46 < .001
 GAP-ILD score 1.23 1.13-1.33 < .001 1.62 1.50-1.74 < .001
Multivariable Cox regressionc
Phenotypic clustera
 Cluster 1 3.06 1.63-5.76 .001 1.88 1.16-3.06 .011
 Cluster 3 2.18 1.15-4.12 .017 2.61 1.68-4.08 < .001
 Cluster 4 3.64 1.94-6.84 < .001 3.14 1.97-4.99 < .001
 GAP-ILD score 1.22 1.12-1.33 < .001 1.57 1.46-1.69 < .001

GAP = gender-age-physiology; HR = hazard ratio. See Table 1 legend for expansion of other abbreviations.

a

Reference category: Cluster 2.

b

Reference category: CTD-ILD.

c

n = 727; adjusted for phenotypic cluster, sex, age, FVC, diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide, ILD subtype, and immunosuppressive therapy.