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Table 1 Clinical profiles of study subjects

From: A promoter SNP rs4073T>A in the common allele of the interleukin 8 gene is associated with the development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis via the IL-8 protein enhancing mode

Description

Normal controls

IPF

Clinical-IPF

N

456

162

75

Age, yr (range)

62 (50-87)

58 (41-83)

66 (47-83)

Sex (male/female)

278/178

112/50

51/24

Current Smoker (%)/Ex-smoker (%)

13.8/14.4

28.4/30.2

24.0/28.0

FVC % pred.

98.70 ± 16.73

72.56 ± 17.37

70.94 ± 17.28

DLCO % pred.

ND

66.60 ± 19.51

60.71 ± 22.05

  1. IPF: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  2. FVC: forced expiratory vital capacity
  3. DLCO: Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity
  4. pred.: prediction
  5. ND: not determined