RT Journal Article
T1 Sex Differences in the Incidence and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized by Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) in Spain from 2016 to 2019
A1 López Muñiz Ballesteros, Belén
A1 López Herranz, Marta
A1 López De Andrés, Ana Isabel
A1 Hernández Barrera, Valentín
A1 Jiménez García, Rodrigo
A1 Carabantes Alarcón, David
A1 Jiménez Trujillo, Isabel
A1 Miguel Díez, Javier De
AB (1) Background: To assess sex differences in the incidence, characteristics, procedures and outcomes of patients admitted with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); and to analyze variables associated with in-hospital mortality (IHM).(2) Methods: We analyzed data collected by the Spanish National Hospital Discharge Database, 2016–2019.(3) Results: We identified 13,278 hospital discharges (66.4% men) of IPF (primary diagnosis 32.33%; secondary diagnosis: 67.67%). Regardless of the diagnosis position, IPF incidence was higher among men than women, increasing with age. Men had 2.74 times higher IPF incidence than women. Comorbidity was higher for men in either primary or secondary diagnosis. After matching, men had higher prevalence of pulmonary embolism and pneumonia, and women of congestive heart failure, dementia, rheumatoid disease and pulmonary hypertension. Invasive ventilation, bronchoscopy and lung transplantation were received more often by men than women. IHM was higher among men with IPF as primary diagnosis than among women and increased with age in both sexes and among those who suffered cancer, pneumonia or required mechanical ventilation.(4) Conclusions: Incidence of IPF was higher among men than women, as well as comorbidity and use of bronchoscopy, ventilation and lung transplantation. IHM was worse among men than women with IPF as primary diagnosis, increasing with age, cancer, pneumonia or mechanical ventilation use.
PB MPDI
SN 2077-0383
YR 2021
FD 2021-08-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/4789
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/4789
LA eng
NO López Muñiz Ballesteros, B., López Herranz, M., López De Andrés, A. I. et al. «Sex Differences in the Incidence and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized by Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) in Spain from 2016 to 2019». Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 10, n.o 16, agosto de 2021, p. 3474. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10163474.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 29 jun 2025