Table 1: Clinical characteristics of combined PM/DM associated ILD patients.

Age

52 (17-80)

Gender (Men/Women)

14/27

Smoking (Ever/Never)

12/29

WBC

9106 (3600-18400)

CRP

1.9 (0-6.84)

CPK

3314 (30-29380)

GOT

157 (15-1034)

Ferritin

942 (46-2958)

LDH

624 (181-2790)

KL-6

1387 (272-9100)

SP-D

159 (18-525)

Survival time (Months)

68.2 (0.3-181)

 

Data are expressed as median (range).

Definition of Abbreviations: PM = Polymyositis; DM = Dermatomyositis; ILD = Interstitial Lung Disease; WBCWhite Blood Cell; CRP = C-Reactive Protein; CPK = Creatine Phosphokinase;  GOT = Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase; LDH = Lactate Dehydrogenase; KL-6 = Sialylated Carbohydrate Antigen KL-6; SP-D = Surfactant Protein D