Table 1.
Demographic information of control, progressive sarcoidosis, and non-progressive sarcoidosis cases at time of bronchoscopy with lavage
| Control | Non-Progressive | Progressive | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 16 | 38 | 26 | |
| Age (mean (SD)) | 55.62 (9.74) | 51.68 (9.88) | 51.19 (9.61) | 0.316* |
| Sex = Male (%) | 11 (68.8) | 11 (28.9) | 16 (61.5) | 0.006** |
| Race (%) | 0.242** | |||
| Asian | 1 (6.2) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Black | 0 (0.0) | 6 (15.8) | 5 (19.2) | |
| White | 15 (93.8) | 31 (81.6) | 21 (80.8) | |
| Ethnicity = Non-Hispanic (%) | 15 (93.8) | 36 (94.7) | 25 (100.0) | 0.441** |
| Smoking Status = Former (%) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (31.6) | 6 (23.1) | 0.0275** |
| FVC (mean (SD)) | 97.42 (11.25) | 85.92 (14.21) | 0.001# | |
| FEV1 (mean (SD)) | 101.03 (12.19) | 86.40 (15.04) | < 0.001* | |
| DLCO (mean (SD)) | 87.71 (21.81) | 84.42 (12.64) | 0.491* | |
| Scadding Stage (%) | < 0.001** | |||
| 0 | 13 (34.2) | 1 (3.8) | ||
| 1 | 20 (52.6) | 1 (3.8) | ||
| 2 | 4 (10.5) | 22 (84.6) | ||
| 3 | 1 (2.6) | 2 (7.7) | ||
*One-way ANOVA, **Fisher’s exact test, #Mann-Whitney U test. FVC: forced vital capacity. FEV1: forced expiratory volume over 1 s. DLCO: diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide