Figure 1

Survival curves of patients with either IIPs or IPF with or without IgG4-positive cell infiltration. (a) The Kaplan–Meier curve of the overall survival of patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonias with or without IgG4-positive cell infiltration in the lungs (IgG4-positive or negative IIPs). (Solid line: IgG4-positive IIPs, Broken line: IgG4-negative IIPs). (b) The Kaplan–Meier curve of the overall survival of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with or without IgG4-positive cell infiltration in the lungs (IgG4-positive or negative IPF). (Solid line: IgG4-positive IPF, Broken line: IgG4-negative IPF). CI confidence interval, Ig immunoglobulin, IIP idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, N.E. not evaluable, OS overall survival.