Table 1

Baseline clinical and demographic features of patients

Age, year56±2.3
Male/female26/24
Smoking, current/ex/never7/18/25
Duration of symptoms, mo, median (range)2.5(0–48)
Pathologic pattern, cellular/mixed/fibrotic6/25/19
Pulmonary function
FVC, % predicted75.8±17.4
DLco, % predicted57.1±18.6
PaO2, mm Hg72.1±11.9
  • DLco, diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide; ex, exsmoker.