Table 1

 Baseline demographics

nMean (range) age (years)Gender F:M (%)Smoking C:Fo:N (%)
C, current; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; F, female; Fo, former; IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; M, male; N, never; NSCCA, non-small cell carcinoma; PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension.
NSCCA4965 (42–90)51:4927:71:2
Healthy2155 (36–70)48:5214:43:43
Sarcoid2053 (41–75)75:250:20:80
PAH2047 (24–71)75:255:50:45
IPF1562 (45–76)33:670:60:40
COPD1866 (51–80)28:726:88:6
Total14364 (24–90)52:4813:58:29