Table 2 Comparison of the complications in patients with IPF according to the HRCT patterns
From: Computed tomography patterns predict clinical course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
UIP | Probable | Indeterminate | Alternative | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 163 | 110 | 33 | 31 | |
Unexpected respiratory hospitalization | 66 (42.9) | 49 (40.9) | 9 (27.3) | 13 (41.9) | 0.393 |
Acute exacerbation | 36 (22.1) | 32 (29.1) | 4 (12.1) | 6 (19.4) | 0.564 |
Time interval from diagnosis, months | 36.7 ± 42.2† | 46.6 ± 39.8† | 92.9 ± 67.5 | 47.5 ± 26.2 | 0.089 |
Pneumonia | 24 (14.7) | 17 (15.5) | 3 (9.1) | 5 (16.1) | 0.857 |
Pneumothorax | 6 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.1) | 2 (6.5) | 0.497 |
Lung cancer | 24 (14.7) | 8 (7.3) | 5 (15.2) | 1 (3.2) | 0.092 |