Clusters of comorbidities in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106490

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Clusters of comorbidities in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Respiratory medicine - 1 Jan 2000

Prior Thomas Skovhus, Hoyer Nils, Hilberg Ole, Shaker Saher Burhan, Davidsen Jesper Rømhild, Rasmussen Finn, Bendstrup Elisabeth

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INTRODUCTION: Comorbidities are common in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and negatively impact health-related quality of life, health-care costs and mortality. Retrospective studies have focused on individual comorbidities, but clusters of multiple comorbidities have rarely been analysed. This study aimed to comprehensively and prospectively assess comorbidities in a multicentre, real-world...

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Cluster Analysis
Comorbidity
Dyspnea
Emphysema
Exercise Tolerance
Female
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Health Care Costs
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypertension
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Male
Phenotype

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PMID: 34130097
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106490

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