Table 4. Prognostic factors of patients for survival: the multivariate cox regression model.
| Variables | Hazard ratio | 95% CI | p Value | Variables | Hazard ratio | 95% CI | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | ||||||
| Diagnosis, IPF | 16.1 | 3.96–65.2 | <0.001 | Diagnosis, IPF | 14.7 | 2.20–97.5 | 0.005 |
| Age | 1.07 | 0.973–1.18 | 0.611 | Age | 1.03 | 0.919–1.15 | 0.620 |
| Sex, male | 4.94 | 0.888–27.5 | 0.0681 | Sex, male | 5.35 | 0.796–36.0 | 0.0844 |
| CCI | 1.20 | 0.591–2.45 | 0.611 | CCI | 1.01 | 0.483–2.11 | 0.979 |
| FVC % predicted | 0.984 | 0.956–1.01 | 0.268 | FVC % predicted | 0.898 | 0.794–1.02 | 0.086 |
| DLCO % predicted | 0.967 | 0.929–1.01 | 0.102 | DLCO % predicted | 0.998 | 0.959–1.04 | 0.923 |
| Acute exacerbation of ILD | 32.6 | 5.48–193.7 | <0.001 |
CCI: Charlson comorbidity index; DLco: diffuse capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; FVC: forced vital capacity; ILD: interstitial lung disease; IPF: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis