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Table 3 IPF risk factors and family history for pulmonary fibrosis

From: Clinical course of IPF in Italian patients during 12 months of observation: results from the FIBRONET observational study

 

N = 209

Exposure to environmental risk factors

 No

136 (65.1)

 Yes

70 (33.5)

 Not known

3 (1.4)

 Metal dust

27 (12.9)

 Wood dust

9 (4.3)

 Solvents

15 (7.2)

 Oils

6 (2.9)

 Asbestos

17 (8.1)

 Quartz dust

2 (1.0)

 Farming

2 (1.0)

 Livestock dust

1 (0.5)

 Vegetable dust

4 (1.9)

 Other

12 (5.7)

Exposure to amiodarone

 No

207 (99.0)

 Yes

2 (1.0)

Family history

 No

183 (87.6)

 Yes

25 (12.0)

 Not known

1 (0.5)

  1. IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis