Open AccessClinical characteristics, comorbidities, and outcomes in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Author(s) -
Esam H. Alhamad,
Joseph G Cal,
Nuha Nasser Alrajhi,
Waleed M Aharbi,
Ammar C. Al-Rikabi,
Ahmad A. Al-Boukai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_230_20
Subject(s) - medicine , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , exacerbation , interstitial lung disease , cohort , proportional hazards model , comorbidity , diabetes mellitus , gastroenterology , lung , endocrinology
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a common subtype of interstitial lung disease (ILD). Information about the associated comorbidities and predictors of survival among Saudi patients with IPF is limited.