Table 2

Change in pulmonary function over the duration of study

FVC %predTLCO %pred
Baseline6 monthsChangep ValueBaseline6 monthsChangep Value
ILD
n=142
76.3 (18.3)74.9 (19.7)−1.40.150.7 (14.9)50.3 (16.5)−0.40.6
IPF
n=61
76.9 (17.4)75.4 (20.3)−1.60.349.5 (15.0)48.5 (16.5)−1.00.5
Asbestosis n=2276.4 (20.0)81.5 (16.5)5%0.0954.5 (15.4)55.6 (13.0)1.10.7
CTD-ILD
n=23
75.5 (22.0)78.9 (20.4)0.30.0853.6 (15.8)54.7 (17.2)1.10.6
  • Values are mean (SD).

  • CTD, connective tissue disease; ILD, interstitial lung disease; IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; %pred, % predicted; TLCO, carbon monoxide transfer factor.