Kinetic changes in serum KL-6 levels predict disease progression in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease
Satoshi Watanabe, Kazumasa Kase, Keigo Saeki, Noriyuki Ohkura, Akari Murata, Yuko Waseda, Hazuki Takato, Yukari Ichikawa, Masahide Yasui, Kazuo Kasahara
Topics & Concepts
MedicineInternal medicineInterstitial lung diseaseHazard ratioGastroenterologyVital capacityProportional hazards modelBiomarkerConfidence intervalUnivariate analysisDiffusing capacityMultivariate analysisLungLung functionBiochemistryChemistrySystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisInflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis