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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Lung. 2018 Apr 4;47(3):264–268. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.03.004

Table 2.

Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of the Sample

Characteristic n=37
Age (mean ± SD) 66 ± 13
Gender 24 (65%) female
Race 28 (78%) White
Education
 High School 10 (28%)
 AA 12 (33%)
 Bachelors or higher 14 (40%)
Disease
 IPF 20 (59%)
 HP 5 (15%)
CTD-ILD 4 (12%)
NSIP 2 (6%)
Sarcoidosis 1 (3%)
Other 3 (9%)
Duration of Disease (year) (median, IQR) 1 (0, 4)
Supplemental Oxygen
 No 11 (30%)
 With activity 10 27%)
 All of the time 16 (43%)
Relationship
 Spouse 30 (81%)
 Friend 1 (3%)
 Relative 6 (16%)

Abbreviations: IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis), NSIP (nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis), HP (hypersensitivity pneumonitis), CTD-ILD (connective tissue disease related interstitial lung disease). Values in table represent number of patients with that characteristic (n, with a percentage) unless otherwise stated.