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The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 5 Comparison between IPF patients and other IIPS patients

From: Study of cognitive functions in major idiopathic interstitial pneumonias

Parameter

IPF (N = 15)

Other IIPS (N = 15)

P value

MMSE score

23.66

2.82

26.4

2.80

0.01^

MMSE (number of affected patients)

8

53.33

2

13.33

0.05#

Total IQ

82

(27–90)

91

(89–94)

0.06

Verbal IQ

81.66

13.91

90.2

9.26

0.05

Performance IQ

88.60

14.05

94.00

11.07

0.25

  1. Abbreviations: IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, IIPS idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, N number
  2. Normal numerical data represented as mean (SD) and abnormal one as median (Q1–Q3), categorical data as number (%)
  3. ^Independent sample t test
  4. #Chi-square; significant P value < 0.05
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