title: Factors influencing survival in children with chronic interstitial lung disease.
abstract: To investigate factors influencing survival in children with chronic interstitial lung disease (ILD), we extracted specific clinical information from a data base of 99 children with ILD who met entry criteria for our study. The effects of a weight below the fifth percentile for the patient's age, crackles, clubbing, family history of ILD, symptom duration, and severity-of-illness score on survival were examined with univariate and multivariate statistical analyses. There were 15 recorded deaths in the group, with a probability that a patient would survive to 24 mo, 48 mo, and 60 mo after onset of symptoms of 83%, 72%, and 64%, respectively. Of the clinical features, only increasing severity-of-illness score was significantly associated with a higher probability of decreased survival. Children with ILD have decreased survival probabilities that can be predicted with a severity-of-illness score.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Pulmonary Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kozinetz
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000401:mortality*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors