Research Article

A New Scale to Assess the Severity and Prognosis of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

Table 8

SPSP and DSS of patients according to outcome.

ParameterAll patientsNonsurvivorsSurvivors value

DSS2.5 ± 1.03.3 ± 1.42.4 ± 0.90.157
SPSP5.5 ± 2.37.9 ± 1.95.3 ± 2.30.005

Data are presented as (%) or mean ± SD unless otherwise stated. DSS: disease severity score; SPSP: severity and prognosis score of PAP.