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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Altered epigenetic features in circulating nucleosomes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

 

Healthy subjects

n = 27

Untreated IPF

n = 23

Treated IPF

n = 27

Age, years

60(9)

72(11)**

68(9)*

Gender (M/F)

14/13

20/3

19/8

Height, cm

170(9)

171(10)

170(9)

Weight, kg

74(12)

76(15)

78(10)

BMI, kg/m2

26(3)

26(4)

27(3)

Smokers (NS/FS/S)

6/17/4

6/13/4

7/20/0

FEV1 post-BD, %pred.

104(14)

75(14)***

67(13)***

FVC post-BD, %pred.

112(20)

74(14)***

66(16)***

FEV1/FVC post-BD, %

78(5)

78(11)

80(6)

TLC, %pred.

nd

70(13)

68(15)

RV, %pred.

nd

71(32)

82(27)

DLCO, %pred.

nd

39(13)

38(13)

KCO, %pred.

nd

62(13)

70(20)

ICS (yes/no)

0/27

1/22

0/27

OCS (yes/no)

0/27

0/23

0/27

Treatment with pirfenidone/nintedanib

nd

nd

18/9

  1. Data are expressed as mean (SD)
  2. nd not determined, NS non-smoker, FS former smoker, S smoker, FEV1 forced expired volume in one second, FVC forced vital capacity, TLC total lung capacity, DLCO diffusion lung capacity for CO, KCO DLCO/alveolar ventilation, ICS inhaled corticosteroids, OCS oral corticosteroids
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001, ***p < 0.0001 compared to healthy subjects