Table 2. Clinical characteristics of sarcoidosis and Sarcoidosis Health Questionnaire scores.a .
| Characteristic of sarcoidosis | n | Sarcoidosis Health Questionnaire scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domains | Total | ||||
| Daily functioning | Physical functioning | Emotional functioning | |||
| Course | |||||
| Acute | 137 | 4.80 (0.87) | 5.00 (0.95) | 4.35 (0.76) | 4.72 (0.72) |
| Chronic | 209 | 4.16 (0.86) | 4.43 (1.07) | 4.13 (0.72) | 4.24 (0.75) |
| p* | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.05 | < 0.001 | |
| Location | |||||
| Extrapulmonary | 122 | 4.14 (0.89) | 4.45 (1.09) | 4.12 (0.77) | 4.24 (0.77) |
| Exclusively pulmonary | 244 | 4.58 (0.90) | 4.77 (1.02) | 4.26 (0.79) | 4.53 (0.76) |
| p* | < 0.001 | < 0.05 | > 0.05 | < 0.001 | |
| Stage of the lung disease | |||||
| 0 or 1 (no parenchymal lesions) | 233 | 4.52 (0.93) | 4.78 (1.03) | 4.25 (0.81) | 4.52 (0.78) |
| 2-4 (with parenchymal lesions) | 113 | 4.19 (0.85) | 4.40 (1.08) | 4.14 (0.75) | 4.24 (0.74) |
| p* | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | > 0.05 | < 0.05 | |
aValues expressed as mean ± SD. *t-test.