Peixoto, Bianca
Graça, Nadja Polisseni
dos Reis Visconti, Nina Rocha Godinho
de Carvalho Bethlem, Marcos
Rodrigues, Rosana Souza
Barreto, Miriam Menna
Capone, Domenico
Silva, Julia Rodrigues Ferraz
da Silva, Mayck Medeiros Amaral
Melo, Monique Martins
dos Santos, Carla Conceição
Martins, Camila Marinelli
Rocco, Patricia Rieken Macedo
Cailleaux-Cezar, Michelle
de Queiroz Mello, Fernanda Carvalho
Cruz, Fernanda Ferreira
Funding for this research was provided by:
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (001)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (314603/2021-2, 496911/2024-0, 309337/2025-9)
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (E-26/210.338/2022; E-26/200.222/2023; E-26/204.803/2024; E-26/200.013/2026; E-26/210.019/2026)
Article History
Received: 1 April 2026
Accepted: 8 June 2026
First Online: 12 June 2026
Declarations
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: We conducted a cross-sectional study, with prospective allocation, at a tertiary ILD center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between May 2023 and December 2024. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (CAAE: 66958223.9.0000.5257). All experiments were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and all participants provided written informed consent before enrollment.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.