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Table 4 Patient stratification by antifibrotic medications

From: Association between weight loss and mortality in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Characteristic

Nintedanib

(n = 19)

PFD

(n = 17)

P-value

Age (years)

71.3 ± 10.8

71.0 ± 6.5

0.93

Female Gender

6 (31%)

5 (29%)

0.99

Weight at diagnosis (kg)

87.63 ± 17.2

89.76 ± 15.4

0.70

BMI at diagnosis

30.01 ± 5.2

29.9 ± 4.72

0.94

Smoking (any)

15 (78%)

12 (49%)

0.70

FVC at diagnosis (L)

2.87 ± 0.83

2.79 ± 0.75

0.75

FVC% Predicted

80.0 ± 17.2

89.75 ± 15.4

0.70

DLCO at diagnosis (mL/min/mm Hg)

9.61 ± 3.77

11.78 ± 4.30

0.12

Reflux disease

7 (36%)

7 (41%)

0.99

Diabetes

4

3

0.99

OSA

1

2

0.59

Oxygen use

6

6

0.99