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. 2018 Sep 19;8:14074. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-32478-z

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of 131 IPF patients and 43 iPPFE patients.

IPF (n = 131) UIP/IPF 50 (38.2%), cIPF 81(61.8%) iPPFE (n = 43)
Age, yr 69.0 [64.0–75.0] 69.0 [64.0–74.0]
Sex, male/female 117 (89.3%)/14 (10.7%) 27 (62.8%)/16 (37.2%)
Observation period, mo 53.3 [31.6–86.1] 31.3 [18.2–47.2]
Never or former/current smoker 20 (15.3%), 111 (84.7%) 29 (67.4%), 14 (32.6%)
Smoking pack-year 35.0 [20.0–60.0] 0 [0–12.5]
acute exacerbation, yes 39 (29.8%) 8 (18.6%)
Height, cm 162.1 [157.0–166.0] 159.0 [152.0–165.0]
Weight, kg 60.0 [52.1–67.0] 42.3 [35.8–48.0]
BMI, kg/m2 23.1 [21.3–24.7] 17.2 [14.7–18.5]
ESMCSA, cm2 32.8 [27.1–37.7] 23.4 [17.8–30.6]
ESMMA, HU 42.0 [35.7–45.7] 43.5 [38.2–48.7]
Pulmonary Function Test
FVC, %-pred 80.5 [66.4–92.9] (n = 120) 54.4 [45.8–67.5] (n = 37)
FEV1/FVC, % 83.5 [79.4–88.0] (n = 120) 96.3 [91.4–100] (n = 37)
DLCO, % 68.6 [55.4–97.1] (n = 52) 68.7 [47.9–91.9] (n = 24)
Laboratory
PaO2, Torr 80.0 [73.0–89.1] (n = 111) 79.0 [71.5–84.9] (n = 38)
PaCO2, Torr 41.9 [39.0–44.0] (n = 111) 46.7 [41.3–49.0] (n = 38)
Alb, g/dl 4.0 [3.8–4.3] (n = 124) 4.0 [3.5–4.1] (n = 40)
KL-6, U/ml 868.5 [547.3–1240.5] (n = 114) 503.0 [365.0–638.8] (n = 42)
SP-D ng/ml 203.0 [133–316] (n = 111) 186.0 [134.3–269.5] (n = 40)

BMI; body mass index, ESMCSA; cross-sectional area of elector spine muscles, ESMMA; muscle attenuation of elector spine muscles, FVC; forced vital capacity, FEV1.0; forced expiratory volume in 1.0 second, DLCO; diffuse capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide, KL-6; Krebs von den Lunge-6, SP-D; surfactant protein-D.