Hospitalisation patterns of patients with interstitial lung disease in the light of comorbidities and medical treatment – a German claims data analysis

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study population

Sample size	36,816
Observed quarters	342,406
Mean (SD) follow up in completed quarters	9.3 (5.7)
Male, n (%) gender	20,703 (56.2)
Mean (SD) age at diagnosis in years	64.7 (14.6)
ILD subtype
IIP	14,453 (39.3)
OFI	7186 (19.5)
SARC	9106 (24.7)
DAI	407 (1.1)
PNE	1575 (4.3)
RAP	464 (1.3)
EPP	1518 (4.1)
HSP	967 (2.6)
CTD	1140 (3.1)
Quarters between suspected ILD and confirmed ILD, mean (SD)	2.1 (4.6)

DAI Drug-Associated ILDs, CTD Connective Tissue-associated ILD, EPP Eosinophilic Pneumonia, HSP Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, IIP Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia, ILD interstitial lung disease, OFI Other Fibrosing ILDs, PNE Pneumoconiosis, RAP Radiation-Associated Pneumonitis, SARC Sarcoidosis

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