Table 2.
Basic Characteristics of Sarcoidosis Decedents According to Sex and Race
| Characteristic | All |
Any Exposure |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Sarcoidosis-Related | Sarcoidosis-UCD | No. | Sarcoidosis-Related | Sarcoidosis-UCD | |
| Female subjects | 3,549,946 | 2,064 (0.058) | 977 (0.027) | 1,002,806 | 833 (0.083) | 403 (0.040) |
| Black | 379,289 | 1,220 (0.322) | 651 (0.172) | 104,873 | 533 (0.508) | 285 (0.272) |
| Other | 41,025 | 5 (0.012) | 4 (0.010) | 10,411 | 1 (0.010) | 1 (0.010) |
| White | 3,129,632 | 839 (0.027) | 322 (0.010) | 887,522 | 299 (0.034) | 117 (0.013) |
| Male subjects | 3,568,589 | 1,329 (0.037) | 602 (0.017) | 1,760,859 | 594 (0.034) | 289 (0.016) |
| Black | 412,680 | 754 (0.183) | 387 (0.094) | 206,915 | 343 (0.166) | 187 (0.090) |
| Other | 51,704 | 6 (0.012) | 3 (0.006) | 26,134 | 3 (0.011) | 2 (0.008) |
| White | 3,104,205 | 569 (0.018) | 212 (0.007) | 1,527,810 | 248 (0.016) | 100 (0.007) |
| Total | 7,118,535 | 3,393 (0.048) | 1,579 (0.022) | 2,763,665 | 1,427 (0.052) | 692 (0.025) |
Unless otherwise indicated, data are presented as No. (%). UCD = underlying cause of death.