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Table 1 Summary of the clinical characteristics of stable versus progressive IPF patients

From: There is detectable variation in the lipidomic profile between stable and progressive patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)

Characteristic

Number of cases

Stable

Progressive

All cases

30

28

Age (years)

  

 Mean

68 ± 8

70 ± 9

Sex

  

 Male

19

17

 Female

11

11

Smoking history

  

 Never

13

8

 Ex-smoker

16

20

Current

1

–

FVC (% predicted)

82 ± 20

73 ± 15

DLCO (% predicted)

53 ± 18

37 ± 14

  1. Age, FVC and DLCO displayed as mean values (± SD)
  2. SD standard deviation, FVC forced vital capacity, DLCO diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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