Summary table of baseline demographic and clinical data
| Fast-track | Waiting list | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients | N=26 | N=27 |
| Age (years) | 67.1 (10.9) | 70.6 (10.3) |
| Male | 20 (77%) | 18 (67%) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White UK | 21 (81%) | 20 (74%) |
| Black or Black British | 1 (4%) | 2 (8%) |
| Asian or Asian British | 4 (15%) | 5 (18%) |
| Disease | ||
| IPF | 22 (85%) | 22 (82%) |
| NSIP | 4 (15%) | 5 (18%) |
| Diagnostic biopsy | ||
| Surgical | 8 (31%) | 6 (22%) |
| Not carried out | 18 (69%) | 21 (78%) |
| % predicted TLCO | ||
| Mean (SD) | 25 (10.7) | 23 (5.8) |
| Not carried out | 4 (15%) | 4 (15%) |
| Extent of disease on CT | ||
| Limited (<40%) | 3 (12%) | 3 (11%) |
| Indeterminate (40–60%) | 9 (35%) | 14 (52%) |
| Extensive (>60%) | 14 (54%) | 10 (37%) |
| Extent of honeycombing on CT | ||
| Limited (<15%) | 10 (38%) | 11 (41%) |
| Indeterminate (15–35%) | 11 (42%) | 10 (37%) |
| Extensive (>35%) | 5 (19%) | 6 (22%) |
| Composite Physiological Index | ||
| >50 | 19 (73%) | 27 (100%) |
| Mean (SD) | 66.5 (4.0) | 64.8 (3.6) |
| Not carried out | 7 (27%)* | 0 |
| Using oxygen | ||
| Yes | 20 (77%) | 23 (85%) |
| Litres/h used | 3 (1.4) | 3 (1.1) |
| Usage in 24 h | 19 (6.6) | 21 (5.3) |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Yes | 17 (65%) | 13 (48%) |
| Heart failure | 1 | 0 |
| COPD | 4 | 1 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 1 | 0 |
| TB | 0 | 0 |
| Cancer | 1 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 5 | 4 |
| Other | 13 | 10 |
| Carers | N=19 | N=26 |
| Age | 61.3 (14.0) | 60.3 (13.1) |
| Male | 6 (32%) | 6 (23%) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White UK | 17 (90%) | 18 (69%) |
| Black or Black British | 1 (5%) | 2 (8%) |
| Asian or Asian British | 1 (5%) | 6 (23%) |
Data are means (SD) or numbers (%).
*Three patients were recruited who had end-stage disease clinically, did not have extensive disease or honeycombing on CT and were too unwell to complete lung function tests.
IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; NSIP, Non-specific interstitial pneumonia; TLCO, carbon monoxide transfer factor.