Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis

There are 2 papers on pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis in aging research: 2 observational studies in people.

Disease

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“Progressive PPFE independently associated with mortality in both LCS cohorts (NLST: Hazard Ratio (HR)=1.25, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.01–1.56, p=0.042”
Association of Progressive PPFE and Mortality in Lung Cancer Screening CohortsarXiv2026doi:10.48550/arxiv.2603.09531
  • Humans2

Associations

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Antibiotic and steroid use

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis is associated with antibiotic and steroid use in SUMMIT cohort (IRR 1.55).

    “increased antibiotic and steroid use (IRR=1.55, p=0.010)”

    Humansin SUMMIT cohort

    Association of Progressive PPFE and Mortality in Lung Cancer Screening Cohorts

    arXivPreprint

Respiratory admissions

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis is associated with respiratory admissions in SUMMIT cohort (IRR 2.79).

    “progressive PPFE was strongly associated with higher respiratory admissions (IRR=2.79, p<0.001)”

    Humansin SUMMIT cohort

    Association of Progressive PPFE and Mortality in Lung Cancer Screening Cohorts

    arXivPreprint

Mortality

upin humans1HR 1.25

1 study
  1. Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis predicts mortality in NLST cohort (HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.01–1.56).

    “Progressive PPFE independently associated with mortality in both LCS cohorts (NLST: Hazard Ratio (HR)=1.25, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.01–1.56, p=0.042”

    Humansin NLST cohort

    Association of Progressive PPFE and Mortality in Lung Cancer Screening Cohorts

    arXivPreprint

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