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Table 2 Comorbidities in patients with IPF from the EMPIRE Registry

From: Comorbidity burden and survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the EMPIRE registry study

 

Prevalence

Incidence

Comorbidity

Patients, n (%)

(N = 3580)

Range across participating countries, %

Patients, n (%)

(N = 3580)

Range across participating countries, %

Cardiovascular

2646 (73.9)

66.6–82.4

2377 (66.4)

53.3–82.4

 Arterial hypertension

1896 (53.0)

42.5–64.7

1645 (45.9)

33.2–64.7

 Coronary heart disease

834 (23.3)

8.5–35.8

691 (19.3)

7.8–33.3

 Pulmonary hypertension

418 (11.7)

4.4–40.4

362 (10.1)

4.0–40.4

 Arrhythmias

378 (10.6)

3.9–23.5

344 (9.6)

2.6–23.5

 Heart attack

213 (5.9)

0.0–11.8

190 (5.3)

0.0–11.4

 Embolism

199 (5.6)

0.0–10.1

177 (4.9)

0.0–8.9

 Stroke

156 (4.4)

0.0–10.3

140 (3.9)

0.0–10.3

 Valve disease

154 (4.3)

0.3–11.8

135 (3.8)

0.0–11.8

 Ischaemic disease of the lower limbs

82 (2.3)

0.0–4.3

74 (2.1)

0.0–3.7

 Cardiomyopathy

44 (1.2)

0.0–6.5

38 (1.1)

0.0–5.9

 Other

380 (10.6)

3.9–16.3

317 (8.9)

3.5–15.6

Pulmonary

1396 (39.0)

5.9–68.5

1065 (29.7)

5.9–58.7

 Emphysema

365 (10.2)

0.0–40.6

125 (3.5)

0.0–26.9

 Tuberculosis

243 (6.8)

0.0–29.6

63 (1.8)

0.0–4.3

 COPD

235 (6.6)

0.0–22.1

210 (5.9)

0.0–21.2

 Respiratory infection

231 (6.5)

0.0–12.5

229 (6.4)

0.0–12.4

 Respiratory insufficiency

230 (6.4)

0.0–21.2

194 (5.4)

0.0–21.2

 Asthma

160 (4.5)

0.0–9.6

127 (3.5)

0.0–7.8

 Lung cancer

128 (3.6)

0.9–7.4

93 (2.6)

0.9–6.7

 Pneumonia

116 (3.2)

0.0–6.7

104 (2.9)

0.0–6.5

 Obstructive sleep apnoea

99 (2.8)

0.0–17.1

92 (2.6)

0.0–16.7

 Other

246 (6.9)

0.0–17.6

160 (4.5)

0.0–6.5

Gastrointestinal/metabolic

2119 (59.2)

28.1–92.3

1839 (51.4)

27.5–88.6

 Diabetes mellitus

860 (24.0)

15.2–37.0

762 (21.3)

14.2–36.6

 Hyperlipidaemia

843 (23.5)

0.0–72.8

720 (20.1)

0.0–67.9

 Gastroesophageal reflux

755 (21.1)

8.5–54.8

639 (17.8)

8.4–51.0

 Thyroid diseases

255 (7.1)

0.0–15.0

224 (6.3)

0.0–13.8

 Obesity

208 (5.8)

0.0–34.1

144 (4.0)

0.0–30.1

 Hepatopathy

125 (3.5)

0.0–10.2

109 (3.0)

0.0–8.9

 Other

556 (15.5)

7.2–29.7

489 (13.7)

6.4–29.7

Urogenital

665 (18.6)

0.0–45.1

591 (16.5)

0.0–44.3

 Prostatic hypertrophy

432 (12.1)

0.0–24.8

385 (10.8)

0.0–24.0

 Nephropathy

129 (3.6)

0.0–15.9

115 (3.2)

0.0–15.9

 Other

147 (4.1)

0.0–15.0

134 (3.7)

0.0–14.6

Blood and immunity

229 (6.4)

0.0–15.4

187 (5.2)

0.0–15.4

 Haematopoietic disorders

63 (1.8)

0.0–4.5

54 (1.5)

0.0–4.5

 Allergy

51 (1.4)

0.0–2.6

37 (1.0)

0.0–2.5

 Immunodeficiency

9 (0.3)

0.0–0.9

8 (0.2)

0.0–0.9

 Other

118 (3.3)

0.0–11.0

97 (2.7)

0.0–11.0

Other

1578 (44.1)

17.6–79.3

1371 (38.3)

17.6–76.4

 Osteoporosis

485 (13.5)

0.0–23.2

438 (12.2)

0.0–22.0

 Solid tumour (excluding C34)

304 (8.5)

2.6–25.2

261 (7.3)

0.0–24.4

 Depression

287 (8.0)

0.0–31.3

251 (7.0)

0.0–30.5

 Psoriasis

63 (1.8)

0.0–6.9

54 (1.5)

0.0–6.5

  1. C34 malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, EMPIRE European Multipartner IPF REgistry, IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis