Autotaxin (ATX) activity by sex in fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients without corticosteroid therapy at the time of blood sampling
| Diagnosis of ILD | IPF | NSIP | Unclassifiable ILD | PPFE | CTD-ILD |
| Male | |||||
| Subjects, n | 53 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| ATX activity mg· L−1 | 0.746±0.163 | 0.793±0.221 | 0.661 | 0.683±0.988 | |
| Female | |||||
| Subjects, n | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| ATX activity mg· L−1 | 1.003±0.258 | 0.933±0.105 | 1.217±0.376 | 0.869±0.195 | 0.876±0.101 |
Data are presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. IPF: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia; PPFE: pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis; CTD-ILD: connective tissue disease-associated ILD.