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. 2020 May 30;10(5):e034428. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034428

Table 4.

Co-occurrence of signs and symptoms in the 1-year period up to IPF diagnosis

Clubbed fingers Cough Crackles Dry cough Dyspnoea Fatigue or malaise Loss of appetite Weight loss Patients % Cumulative %
142 30.7 30.7
106 22.9 53.7
76 16.5 70.1
64 13.9 84.0
9 1.9 85.9
9 1.9 87.9
8 1.7 89.6
5 1.1 90.7
4 0.9 91.6
4 0.9 92.4
3 0.6 93.1
3 0.6 93.7
2 0.4 94.2
2 0.4 94.6
2 0.4 95.0
2 0.4 95.5
2 0.4 95.9
1 0.2 96.1
1 0.2 96.3
1 0.2 96.5
1 0.2 96.8
1 0.2 97.0
1 0.2 97.2
1 0.2 97.4
1 0.2 97.6
1 0.2 97.8
1 0.2 98.1
1 0.2 98.3
1 0.2 98.5
1 0.2 98.7
1 0.2 98.9
1 0.2 99.1
1 0.2 99.4
1 0.2 99.6
1 0.2 99.8
1 0.2 100.0

Secondary outcome: consultation rate in the years leading to IPF diagnosis.

IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.