Fig 1.
Population flow chart of the study cohort.
Among 532 patients who underwent bronchoscopy and BAL, 189 patients with diseases not relevant to the objective of this study and 223 who did not undergo a respiratory function test were excluded. Eventually, 120 patients were included in the analysis. PF-ILD: progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease; BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage.
Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study groups.
Table 2.
Predictive Markers of PF-ILD according to univariate logistic regression analysis.
Fig 2.
ROC curve analysis to establish cut-off values for PF-ILD diagnostic predictors.
Abbreviations: NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; AUC: area under the ROC curve; ROC: receiver operating characteristic.
Table 3.
Predictive markers of PF-ILD based on multivariate logistic regression analysis.
Table 4.
Predictive markers of death in the PF-ILD group within 3 Years, based on univariate logistic regression analysis.
Fig 3.
ROC curve analysis of the predictor cut-off values for 3-year mortality.
Abbreviations: AUC: area under the ROC curve; ROC: receiver operating characteristic.
Table 5.
Predictive markers of death within 3 years in the PF-ILD group, based on multivariate logistic regression analysis.