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. 2019 Oct 4;14:2273–2281. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S210759

Table 3.

Radiation Pneumonitis According To Underlying Pulmonary Diseases (N=234)

Characteristics Control* COPD CPFE IPF P value
All patients (N=234) 64 132 16 22
≥ Grade 3 RP 1 (1.6%) 3 (2.3%) 1 (6.3%) 7 (31.8%) <0.001
Subgroup analysis with stage I NSCLC (N=170) 48 96 11 15
≥ Grade 3 RP 0 (0.0%) 2 (2.1%) 1 (9.1%) 4 (26.7%) <0.001
Subgroup analysis with stage II NSCLC (N=64) 16 36 5 7
≥ Grade 3 RP 1 (6.3%) 1 (2.8%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (42.9%) 0.003

Notes: Data are presented as n or number (%). *Non-COPD, non-CPFE, and non-IPF.

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CPFE, combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema; IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; RP, radiation pneumonitis.