Do molecular phenotypes distinguish patients with relatively stable from progressive idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ( IPF )?
These findings indicate that molecular signatures from lung parenchyma at the time of diagnosis could prove helpful in predicting the likelihood of disease progression or possibly understanding the biological activity of IPF.
Anaemia was significantly and independently associated with a risk increase for injurious falls. Furthermore, the risk of injurious falls increased as the degree of anaemia worsened. Correction of anaemia, a modifiable risk factor, warrants further investigation as a means of preventing falls in the elderly.