Table 1

Baseline characteristics of informal caregivers to patients with IPF

	Informal caregivers		Patients
	Age	M/F	Age	M/F	Since Dx	FVC%	DLCO%	O₂
1	61	F	70	M	8 years	47	31	24/7
2	76	F	78	M	7 years	52	13	24/7
3	61	F	61	M	10 months	70	67	No
4	65	F	66	M	1 year	65	37	24/7
5	69	M	68	F	6 months	81	51	No
6	69	F	61	M	3 years	54	20	24/7
7	69	F	74	M	6 years	69	24	24/7
8	58	F	57	M	6 years	81	42	No
9	55	F	60	M	5 years	53	19	24/7
10	76	F	76	M	8 years	48	18	24/7
11	67	F	68	M	3 years	99	76	No
12	70	F	78	M	3 years	54	16	24/7
13	75	F	77	M	3 years	59	33	24/7
14	70	F	73	M	5 years	91	21	24/7
Mean	67±7		69±7		4±3 years	66±16	33±19

DLCO, diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; FVC, forced vital capacity; IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; O₂, supplemental oxygen.