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. 2021 Dec 17;12:790204. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.790204

TABLE 2.

Univariate Cox regression analysis and Multivariate Cox regression analysis adjusted for age.

Univariate cox regression analysis
HR St. Err p 95% conf. Interval
Relative decline of FVC⩾10% (within a 24-month period) (IN-def.) 0.86 0.16 0.43 0.59 1.24
Relative decline of FVC ⩾5-<10% and worsening of symptoms (within a 24-month period) (IN-def.) 1.03 0.19 0.84 0.72 1.49
Absolute decline of FVC⩾10% (within a 24-month period) (CO-def.) 1.01 0.19 0.93 0.69 1.48
Relative decline of FVC ⩾5-<10% and worsening at HRCT (within a 24-month period) (IN-def.) 1.03 0.19 0.85 0.71 1.50
Absolute decline of FVC⩾5% (within the previous 6 months) (UILD-def.) 1.13 0.25 0.56 0.73 1.75
Worsening of symptoms (within the previous 6 months) (UILD-def.) 2.13 0.43 <0.0001 1.43 1.17
Annualized absolute decline of FVC⩾5% (within 6–24 months) (RE-def.) 1.04 0.23 0.84 0.59 1.60
Absolute decline of DLCO⩾15% (within a 24-month period) (CO-def.) 1.01 0.24 0.08 0.64 1.61
Worsening of respiratory symptoms and an increased extent of fibrosis (IN-def.) 2.78 0.66 <0.0001 1.73 4.45
Absolute decline of FVC ⩾5-<10% (within a 24-month period) and worsening at HRCT (CO-def.) 1.51 0.50 0.21 0.79 2.82
Absolute decline of FVC ⩾5-<10% (within a 24-month period) and Worsening of symptoms (CO-def.) 2.34 0.71 0.005 1.28 4.24
Multivariate Cox regression analysis adjusted for age
HR St. Err p 95% conf. Interval
Relative decline of FVC⩾10% (within a 24-month period) (IN-def.) 0.38 0.21 0.08 0.12 1.15
Relative decline of FVC ⩾5-<10% and worsening of symptoms (within a 24-month period) (IN-def.) 0.23 0.19 0.07 0.47 1.16
Absolute decline of FVC⩾10% (within a 24-month period) (CO-def.) 2.11 1.21 0.19 0.68 6.51
Relative decline of FVC ⩾5-<10% and worsening at HRCT (within a 24-month period) (IN-def.) 1.67 1.09 0.42 0.46 6.01
Absolute decline of FVC⩾5% (within the previous 6 months) (UILD-def.) 1.41 0.53 0.35 0.67 2.95
Worsening of symptoms (within the previous 6 months) (UILD-def.) 4.45 3.09 0.03 1.14 17.34
Annualized absolute decline of FVC⩾5% (within 6–24 months) (RE-def.) 0.88 0.33 0.74 0.42 1.84
Absolute decline of DLCO⩾15% (within a 24-month period) (CO-def.) 1.27 0.47 0.52 0.60 2.65
Worsening of respiratory symptoms and an increased extent of fibrosis (IN-def.) 1.17 0.67 0.77 0.38 3.64
Absolute decline of FVC ⩾5-<10% (within a 24-month period) and worsening at HRCT (CO-def.) 1.14 1.11 0.88 0.17 7.69
Absolute decline of FVC ⩾5-<10% (within a 24-month period) and Worsening of symptoms (CO-def.) 1.07 0.89 0.93 0.21 5.49