Table 2 Comparison of clinical features between hyper-TG and normal TG PAP patients
From: Impaired lipid metabolism in idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
|
Normal TG patients (N = 14) |
Hyper-TG patients (N = 19) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male/female) | 11/3 | 12/7 | 0.455 |
| Age (yrs) | 43.79 ± 8.26 | 43.89 ± 8.91 | 0.971 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.4 ± 5.00 | 23.20 ± 2.55 | 0.417 |
| Hypertension history (yes/no) | 2/12 | 5/14 | 0.67 |
| Smoking history (yes/no) | 8/6 | 7/12 | 0.304 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 119 ± 16 | 123 ± 19 | 0.547 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 77 ± 13 | 80 ± 14 | 0.606 |
| Fasting serum glucose (mmol/l) | 4.83 ± 0.77 | 4.54 ± 0.50 | 0.21 |
| Hb (g/L) | 152.07 ± 22.11 | 163.84 ± 22.30 | 0.143 |
| LDH (U/l) | 295.85 ± 118.42 | 257.16 ± 91.10 | 0.305 |
| PaO2 | 65.42 ± 22.08 | 66.18 ± 12.34 | 0.912 |
| PA-aO2 (mmHg) | 40.00 ± 21.55 | 39.20 ± 12.67 | 0.897 |
| FEV1 pred (%) | 87.73 ± 15.70 | 70.71 ± 18.71 | 0.022 |
| FVC pred (%) | 87.32 ± 16.44 | 69.67 ± 19.31 | 0.022 |
| FEV1% | 82.70 ± 5.8 | 84.01 ± 7.00 | 0.620 |
| TLC pred (%) | 79.89 ± 10.99 | 75.43 ± 12.83 | 0.373 |
| DLco pred (%) | 67.80 ± 13.80 | 60.15 ± 16.17 | 0.255 |