Table 5

Noise analysis where divergent observations were made on four or more occasions

Combination of diseases where discordance was observedNo of disagreements
IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; NSIP, non-specific interstitial pneumonia; SRILD, smoking related interstitial lung disease; COP, cryptogenic organising pneumonia; EAA, extrinsic allergic alveolitis.
NSIP–IPF31
NSIP–EAA13
NSIP–SRILD12
SRILD–EAA9
NSIP–COP7
NSIP–sarcoidosis7
Sarcoidosis–IPF6
Sarcoidosis–COP6
IPF–COP5
EAA–IPF4
EAA–sarcoidosis4