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Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of the study population

From: Risk factors associated with mortality from pneumonia among patients with pneumoconiosis

 

Total

Clinical outcome

  

Survival

Decease

p-value

Age

71.0 ± 7.2

71.4 ± 7.1

70.0 ± 7.4

0.456

 50–59

 

5 (8.2 %)

1 (4.8 %)

 

 60–69

 

14 (23.0 %)

10 (47.6 %)

 

 70–79

 

39 (63.9 %)

8 (38.1 %)

 

 Over 80

 

3 (4.9 %)

2 (9.5 %)

0.119

Smoking history

    

 Pack-yearsa

18.0 ± 18.1

15.9 ± 16.9

24.2 ± 20.3

0.068

 Never smoker

 

14 (23.0 %)

2 (9.5 %)

 

 Previous smoker

 

44 (72.1 %)

18 (85.7 %)

 

 Current smoker

 

3 (4.9 %)

1 (4.8 %)

0.401

Pneumoconiosis characteristicsb

    

Profusion of small opacity

    

 1

 

15 (24.6 %)

2 (9.5 %)

 

 2

 

37 (60.7 %)

13 (62.0 %)

 

 3

 

9 (14.8 %)

6 (28.6 %)

0.188

Grade of large opacity

    

 No

 

17 (27.9 %)

3 (14.3 %)

 

 A

 

8 (13.1 %)

4 (19.0 %)

 

 B

 

22 (36.1 %)

10 (47.6 %)

 

 C

 

14 (23.0 %)

4 (19.0 %)

0.532

Pulmonary function profiles

    

FEV1 % predicted

50.9 ± 20.6

53.6 ± 22.1

43.1 ± 13.4

0.012

 70 ≤

 

13 (21.3 %)

1 (4.8 %)

 

  < 70

 

48 (78.7 %)

20 (95.2 %)

0.102

FVC % predicted

63.4 ± 17.7

66.9 ± 18.1

53.4 ± 11.9

<0.001

 70 ≤

 

25 (40.9 %)

2 (9.5 %)

 

  < 70

 

36 (59.0 %)

19 (90.5 %)

0.008

FEV1/FVC ratio

58.3 ± 18.4

57.8 ± 18.0

59.9 ± 19.9

0.648

 70 ≤

 

19 (31.1 %)

8 (38.1 %)

 

  < 70

 

42 (68.9 %)

13 (61.9 %)

0.559

Type of pneumoconiosis

    

 silicosis

 

14 (22.9 %)

3 (14.3 %)

 

 CWPc

 

47 (77.1 %)

18 (85.7 %)

0.839

Recent pneumoniad

    

 No

 

46 (75.4 %)

9 (42.9 %)

 

 Yes

 

15 (24.6 %)

12 (57.1 %)

0.006

Interstitial fibrosise

    

 No

 

54 (88.5 %)

13 (61.9%)

 

 Yes

 

7 (11.5 %)

8 (38.1 %)

0.007

Fungal ballf

    

 No

 

59 (96.7 %)

18 (85.7 %)

 

 Yes

 

2 (3.3 %)

3 (14.3 %)

0.103

Hospitalized days

14.8 ± 13.5

13.0 ± 13.4

19.9 ± 13.0

0.044

Total

82 (100 %)

61 (74.4 %)

21 (25.6 %)

 
  1. Mean values are shown in bold type with standard deviation following ± mark. Categorical values are presented with number of the case followed by percentage in brackets
  2. aPack-years: Pack-years of never smokers were counted as 0
  3. bPneumoconiosis characteristics: Radiographic findings assessed in accordance with ILO classification
  4. cCWP : Coal worker’s pneumoconiosis
  5. dRecent pneumonia: History of recent hospitalization due to pneumonia within 90 days from the last day of hospitalization with pneumonia
  6. eInterstitial fibrosis: Presence of interstitial fibrosis confirmed by findings of chest CT including ILD, IPF, non-specific interstitial fibrosis or fibrotic type pneumoconiosis
  7. fFungal ball: Concomitancy of fungal ball infection confirmed by sputum culture and chest CT