From: Serum AGE/RAGEs as potential biomarker in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Patient characteristics | Control | IPF | cHP | fNSIP |
---|---|---|---|---|
Subjects (n) | 12 | 62 | 22 | 20 |
Gender (Male/Female) | 9 / 3 | 53 / 9 | 10 / 12 | 5 / 15 |
Age (yr.) | 69.11 ± 5.97 | 68.43 ± 8.57 | 64.74 ± 11.36 | 63.33 ± 11.62 |
Smoking (Former/Never) | 5 / 7 | 43 / 19 | 12 / 10 | 5 / 15 |
Pack-years | 20.23 ± 26.07 | 31.28 ± 20.74 | 19.25 ± 27.39 | 20.70 ± 11.67 |
Smoking cessation (yr.) | 7.67 ± 9.07 | 15.17 ± 8.69 | 18.56 ± 10.38 | 9.00 ± 4.58 |
% FVC | 116.20 ± 14.23** | 78.71 ± 20.33 | 82.59 ± 15.98 | 81.40 ± 25.93 |
% DLCO | 103.10 ± 2.62** | 50.41 ± 20.75 | 56.98 ± 19.40 | 59.11 ± 27.67 |
% TLC | 112.75 ± 18.31** | 79.79 ± 18.69 | 80.88 ± 17.82 | 83.61 ± 19.90 |