Incidence, prevalence, and national burden of interstitial lung diseases in India: Estimates from two studies of 3089 subjects.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The epidemiology of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) in developing countries remains unknown. The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence, prevalence, and national burden of ILDs in India.

Methods

Data of consecutive subjects (aged >12 years) with ILDs included in a registry between March 2015 and February 2020 were analyzed retrospectively. The proportion of each ILD subtype was determined. The crude annual incidence and prevalence of ILDs for our region were estimated. Subsequently, the primary estimates of the national annual incident and prevalent burden of ILD and its subtypes were calculated. Alternative estimates for each ILD subtype were calculated using the current and a large, previous Indian study (n = 1,084). Data were anal

SUBMITTER: Dhooria S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9302724 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature