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Table 5 Causes of death in the study population according to total GAP score

From: Predicting survival of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using GAP score: a nationwide cohort study

Variable

Total GAP score

Total

1 (n = 11)

2 (n = 21)

3 (n = 60)

4 (n = 63)

5 (n = 28)

6 (n = 13)

Respiratory failure

8 (72.7)

11 (52.4)

21 (35.0)

25 (39.7)

12 (42.9)

6 (46.2)

83

Infection

2 (18.2)

6 (28.6)

19 (31.7)

26 (41.3)

10 (35.7)

4 (30.8)

67

Heart failure

  

6 (1.0)

5 (7.9)

2 (7.1)

1 (7.7)

14

Lung cancer

1 (9.1)

4 (19.0)

9 (15.0)

5 (7.9)

2 (7.1)

1 (7.7)

22

Othersa

  

5 (8.3)

2 (3.2)

2 (7.1)

1 (7.7)

10

  1. Note: Values in parentheses are percentages
  2. The cause of death was investigated in 196 mortality cases
  3. GAP gender, age, and two lung physiology variables (FVC and DLCO)
  4. atrauma or malignancy other than lung cancer