TABLE 3

Meeting characteristics by centre type, country income and region

Hold formal meetings for ILD casesHold meetings every 2 weeks or moreHold meetings solely face-to-faceHold meetings of 31–60 min durationHave at least four disciplines in attendance
Centre type
 ILD academic196 (95.6)147 (75.0)156 (79.6)97 (49.5)129 (65.8)
 Non-ILD academic87 (65.4)51 (58.6)78 (89.7)49 (56.3)44 (50.6)
 Non-academic67 (56.3)36 (53.7)46 (68.7)32 (47.8)29 (43.4)
Country income
 High250 (81.7)167 (66.8)209 (83.6)131 (52.4)152 (60.8)
 Upper-middle84 (68.9)58 (69.0)59 (70.2)42 (50.0)44 (52.4)
 Lower-middle15 (55.5)8 (53.3)11 (73.3)5 (33.3)5 (33.3)
 Low1 (50.0)1 (100.0)1 (100.0)0 (0.0)1 (100.0)
Region
 Africa8 (50.0)5 (62.5)8 (100.0)6 (75.0)3 (37.5)
 Asia-Pacific95 (79.2)67 (70.5)71 (74.7)45 (47.4)46 (48.4)
 Europe148 (85.5)90 (60.8)120 (81.1)72 (48.6)92 (62.2)
 Middle East10 (41.7)5 (50.0)9 (90.0)5 (50.0)5 (50.0)
 North America47 (74.6)34 (78.7)41 (87.2)30 (63.8)32 (68.1)
 South and Latin America42 (68.9)33 (78.6)31 (73.8)20 (47.6)24 (57.1)
All centres350 (76.6)234 (66.9)280 (80.0)178 (50.9)202 (57.7)

Data are presented as n (%). ILD: interstitial lung disease.