Figures & data
Table 1. Baseline characteristics of IPF patients
Table 2. Time to change of FVC category according to baseline status, Kaplan-Meier analysis
Figure 2. Overall survival of IPF patients (left) and stratified by baseline FVC (right) to FVC>90%; 50-90%; <50% predicted; and unknown FVC. Time is in years. Censoring events: antifibrotic treatment initiation, lost to follow-up, end of follow-up
![Figure 2. Overall survival of IPF patients (left) and stratified by baseline FVC (right) to FVC>90%; 50-90%; <50% predicted; and unknown FVC. Time is in years. Censoring events: antifibrotic treatment initiation, lost to follow-up, end of follow-up](/cms/asset/a53aa058-46f1-42fb-8ef9-7a04bf602254/zecr_a_1702618_f0002_b.gif)
Figure 3. Cox regression analysis of overall mortality in IPF patients. FVC group was used as a time-varying covariable. BMI-body mass index, OCS-oral corticosteroid
![Figure 3. Cox regression analysis of overall mortality in IPF patients. FVC group was used as a time-varying covariable. BMI-body mass index, OCS-oral corticosteroid](/cms/asset/9cf9f846-6c71-4835-8bb6-437fa5487529/zecr_a_1702618_f0003_b.gif)
Figure 4. a) Hospital inpatient days, out-patient visits and emergency room visits (ER) per patient-year, stratified by FVC category. b) Overall healthcare resource utilization related costs (€) per patient-year, at specialty care of IPF patients, stratified by FVC category or lung transplant. The incremental costs per worsening category compared to FVC>90% predicated are presented on top of/in bars with grey
![Figure 4. a) Hospital inpatient days, out-patient visits and emergency room visits (ER) per patient-year, stratified by FVC category. b) Overall healthcare resource utilization related costs (€) per patient-year, at specialty care of IPF patients, stratified by FVC category or lung transplant. The incremental costs per worsening category compared to FVC>90% predicated are presented on top of/in bars with grey](/cms/asset/51f7bc43-ad81-4cf1-8ffe-9521b6fc75ed/zecr_a_1702618_f0004_b.gif)
Table A1. Text patterns used to select the IPF patient cohort form the initial cohort of 993 patients with J84.1 or J84.9 diagnoses
Table A2. Comorbidities in IPF patients at end of follow-up and their frequency in the patients at baseline
Table A3. Cox regression of overall mortality, with baseline FVC as time-varying class variable (multivariable 1) or continuous variable (multivariable 2)
Table A4. Overall healthcare resource utilization related costs per FVC or lung transplant categories