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. 2020 Nov 16;7:601279. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.601279

Table 5.

Multivariable model of FVC decline after initiation of antifibrotic therapy in patients with IPF.

Beta 95%CI p-value
Time −0.18 −0.26 to −0.10 <0.001
Age group 75+ years 0.41 −0.98 to 1.81 0.563
Time × Age group 75+ years −0.05 −0.20 to 0.09 0.478
Female −0.37 −1.69 to 0.95 0.581
Death during Follow-up −1.90 −2.93 to −0.86 <0.001
FVC at treatment start 0.94 0.91–0.97 <0.001
6MWD 0.00 0.00–0.01 0.041
Physician's global assessment of clinical course of IPF
Slow progression −2.83 −4.11 to −1.54 <0.001
Rapid progression −3.23 −5.69 to −0.78 0.010
Number of comorbidities 0.23 0.00–0.46 0.046

FVC, forced vital capacity; 6MWD, 6 minutes walking distance; IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.