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Table 1 Characteristics of the IPF cohort (N = 300)

From: Peripheral blood proteomic profiling of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis biomarkers in the multicentre IPF-PRO Registry

Age, years, median (Q1, Q3)

70 (65, 75)

Male, n (%)

223 (74.3%)

Race, n (%)

 White

281 (93.7%)

 Black/African-American

8 (2.7%)

 Asian

6 (2.0%)

 Other

5 (1.7%)

Ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino), n (%)

8 (2.7%)

Smoking status, n (%)

 Past

202 (67.3%)

 Never

96 (32.0%)

 Current

2 (0.7%)

Diagnostic criteriaa, n (%)

 Definite IPF

220 (73.3%)

 Probable IPF

63 (21.0%)

 Possible IPF

17 (5.7%)

Emphysema on CT, n (%)

31 (10.3%)

Supplemental oxygen use at rest, n (%)

59 (20.0%)b

Pulmonary function measures, median (Q1, Q3)

 FEV1 (L)

2.2 (1.8, 2.7)

 FEV1 (% predicted)

77.4 (68.0, 89.1)

 FVC (L)

2.7 (2.2, 3.2)

 FVC (% predicted)

69.7 (61.0, 80.2)

 FEV1/FVC ratio

74.1 (72.8, 89.6)

 DLco (mL/min/kPa)

12.0 (8.6, 14.7)

 DLco (% predicted)

40.6 (31.7, 49.4)

CPI, median (Q1, Q3)

53.5 (46.6, 60.5)

Antifibrotic drug use, n (%)

 Pirfenidone

106 (35.3%)

 Nintedanib

56 (18.7%)

 Neither pirfenidone or nintedanib

138 (46.0%)

  1. Definition of abbreviations: CT Computed tomography, CPI Composite physiologic index, DLco Diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide, FEV1 Forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC Forced vital capacity
  2. aDetermined by the investigator according to 2011 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT diagnostic guidelines [11]
  3. bInformation available for 295 patients