Table 1.
Characteristics of sarcoidosis patients.
| Variable | N |
|---|---|
| Total sarcoidosis patients | 121 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 53 (44%) |
| Female | 68 (56%) |
| Age of diagnosisa | |
| 20–39 | 33 (27%) |
| 40–59 | 63 (52%) |
| ≥60 | 24 (20%) |
| Radiological stage during diagnosis | |
| 0-I | 75 (62%) |
| II | 23 (19%) |
| III | 3 (3%) |
| IV | 2 (2%) |
| No record | 18 (15%) |
| Smoking history | |
| Current smoker | 20 (16.5%) |
| Ex-smoker | 28 (23%) |
| Never smoker | 47 (38.8) |
| No record | 26(21.5%) |
| Treatment | |
| Steroid (systemic & topical) | 52 (43%) |
| Methotrexate | 6 (5%) |
| Azathioprine | 6 (5%) |
| Mycophenolate | 3 (2.5%) |
| Hydroxychloroquine | 4 (3%) |
| Infliximab | 1 (0.8%) |
| Vital status at the end of follow up | |
| Dead | 8 (6.6%) |
| Transfer to different hospital | 1 (0.8%) |
| Alive | 112 (92.5%) |
a
1 patient-no information about the year of diagnosis.