Research Article

Decreased Apoptotic Rate of Alveolar Macrophages of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Table 1

Patients’ baseline characteristics.

MinimumMaximumMeanStd. deviation

Age54,0080,0069,056,20
Symptoms’ duration (months)2,0048,0014,1511,65
FVC%37,0099,0071,119,1
DLCO%6,00122,0055,227,9
PaO258,0095,0072,0911,54