Table 2

Comorbidities

ComorbidityComorbidity definitionTotal no. of subjects with the comorbidity in our cohort
Arrhythmia Atrial fibrillation/flutter, sick sinus syndrome, or ventricular arrhythmias 
Cardiac Coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, or EF ≤ 50% 
Heart valve disease Except mitral valve prolapse 
Peptic ulcer Requiring treatment 
Prior solid tumor Treated at any time point in the patient's past history, excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer 
Psychiatric disturbance Depression or anxiety requiring psychiatric consult or treatment 
Obesity Patients with a body mass index ≥ 35 kg/m2 
Infection Requiring continuation of antimicrobial treatment after day 0 18 
Moderate/severe renal Serum creatinine > 2mg/dL, on dialysis or prior renal transplantation 
Rheumatologic disorders SLE, RA, polymyositis, mixed CTD, or polymyalgia rheumatica 
Diabetes Requiring treatment with insulin or oral hypoglycemic, but not diet alone 
Moderate pulmonary DLCO and/or FEV1 66%-80% or dyspnea on slight activity 29 
Severe pulmonary DLCO and/or FEV1 ≤ 65% or dyspnea at rest or requiring oxygen 12 
Moderate/severe hepatic Liver cirrhosis, bilirubin > 1.5× ULN, or AST/ALT > 2.5× ULN 26 
Mild hepatic Chronic hepatitis, bilirubin > ULN to 1.5× ULN, or AST/ALT > ULN to 2.5× ULN 40 
Cerebrovascular disease Transient ischemic attack or cerebrovascular accident 
Inflammatory bowel disease Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis 
ComorbidityComorbidity definitionTotal no. of subjects with the comorbidity in our cohort
Arrhythmia Atrial fibrillation/flutter, sick sinus syndrome, or ventricular arrhythmias 
Cardiac Coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, or EF ≤ 50% 
Heart valve disease Except mitral valve prolapse 
Peptic ulcer Requiring treatment 
Prior solid tumor Treated at any time point in the patient's past history, excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer 
Psychiatric disturbance Depression or anxiety requiring psychiatric consult or treatment 
Obesity Patients with a body mass index ≥ 35 kg/m2 
Infection Requiring continuation of antimicrobial treatment after day 0 18 
Moderate/severe renal Serum creatinine > 2mg/dL, on dialysis or prior renal transplantation 
Rheumatologic disorders SLE, RA, polymyositis, mixed CTD, or polymyalgia rheumatica 
Diabetes Requiring treatment with insulin or oral hypoglycemic, but not diet alone 
Moderate pulmonary DLCO and/or FEV1 66%-80% or dyspnea on slight activity 29 
Severe pulmonary DLCO and/or FEV1 ≤ 65% or dyspnea at rest or requiring oxygen 12 
Moderate/severe hepatic Liver cirrhosis, bilirubin > 1.5× ULN, or AST/ALT > 2.5× ULN 26 
Mild hepatic Chronic hepatitis, bilirubin > ULN to 1.5× ULN, or AST/ALT > ULN to 2.5× ULN 40 
Cerebrovascular disease Transient ischemic attack or cerebrovascular accident 
Inflammatory bowel disease Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis 

EF indicates ejection fraction; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; CTD, connective tissue disease; DLCO, diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; ULN, upper limit of normal; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; and ALT, alanine aminotransferase.

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