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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 29.
Published in final edited form as: South Med J. 2021 Jul;114(7):424–431. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001275

Table 2.

Historical details of IPF cohort

Variables N(%) or mean ± SD Obese, BMI ≥30 kg/m2 (n = 49,35.5%) Nonobese, BMI <30 kg/m2 (n = 89, 64.5%) Total IPF cohort (n = 138) P

Age, y 7327 ±9.12 77.97 ± 9.59 76.30 ± 9.66 0.002
Male sex 32 (65.3) 51 (57.3) 83 (60.1) 0.246
Family history of IPF 4(8) 7 (7.9) 11(8) 1.000
Ever-smoking 38 (77.5) 61 (68.5) 99(71.7) 0.154
Smoking pack-years 33.71 ±33.49 34.12 * 24.21 33.96 ±28.12 0.472
Comorbidities
 Hypertension 44 (89.8) 64(71.9) 108(78.3) 0.001
 Hyperlipidemia 41 (83.7) 61 (68.5) 102(73.9) 0.008
 GERD 35 (71.4) 62 ((>9.7) 97 (70.3) 0.876
 CAD 31 (63.3) 47 (52.8) 78 (56.5) 0.151
 COPD 21 (42.9) 36 (40.4) 57(41.3) 0.667
 CHF 21 (42.9) 32 (36) 53 (38.4) 0.311
 Sleep apnea 23 (47) 23 (25.8) 46 (33.3) 0.002
 Diabetes mcllitus 23 (47) 23 (25.8) 46 (33.3) 0.002
 PH 19(38.8) 31 (34.8) 50 (36.2) 0.462
 Atrial arrhythmia 15(30.6) 33 (37.1) 48 (34.7) 0.294
 Anxiety/mood disorders 15(30.6) 28(31.5) 43 (31.2) 0.879
 Chronic pain 14(28.6) 14(15.7) 28 (20.3) 0.027
 Hypothyroidism 13(26.5) 32 (36) 45 (32.6) 0.126
 Anemia 12(24.5) 30 (33.7) 42 (30.4) 0.119
 DVT 10(20.4) 7 (7.9) 17(12.3) 0.014
 CVA 6(12.2) 19(21.3) 25(18.1) 0.086
 PVD 5(10.2) 10(11.2) 15(10.9) 0.817
 Aortic aneurysm 2(4) 13(14.6) 15(10.9) 0.008
 Lung cancer 2(4) 5 (5.6) 7(5.1) 0.516

Italicized/bold P values refers to significant P values.

CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; PH, pulmonary hypertension; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; SD, standani deviation.