Signs and symptoms in the 1 year prior to IPF diagnosis (n=462)
| Signs and symptom | N (%) |
| Dyspnoea | 225 (48.7) |
| Cough* | 189 (40.9) |
| Fatigue or malaise | 22 (4.8) |
| Weight loss | 19 (4.1) |
| Crackles | 14 (3.0) |
| Loss of appetite | 13 (2.8) |
| Clubbed fingers | 2 (0.4) |
| Symptom combinations | n (%) |
| Cough and dyspnoea | 108 (23.4) |
| Dyspnoea without cough | 117 (25.3) |
| Cough without dyspnoea | 81 (17.5) |
*Of which 25 were ‘dry cough’.
IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.