Table 1

Demographic and clinical details of familial CFA cases

Mean (SE) age 58 (2.5) years
Mean (SE) age at diagnosis 55 (2.5) years
Male:female ratio1.75:11-150
Percentage ever smokers52%
Median pack years28.3 (range 2–75)
Symptoms and signs
 Breathlessness94%
 Cough86%
 Chest pain18%
 Clubbing53%
 Basal crepitations88%
  • 1-150 p<0.05 (χ2 test).