Table I. Patient characteristics. Abbreviations: Diagnosis (Diagn.), chest radiographic stage (CXR stage), vital capacity (VC), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO), patient 1–7 (PAT1–7), sarcoidosis (S), idiopatic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP), female (F), male (M), smoker (sm), ex-smoker (ex-sm), not relevant (NR) and not analyzed (NA).
| Sample | Total cell number | Diagn. | HLA genotype | Age | Sex | Smoking status | Löfgren's syndrome | CXR stage | VC | FVC | FEV1 | DLCO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL cells | |||||||||||||
| PAT1 | 85 × 106 | S | DR4 | DR7 | 54 | M | sm | No | II | 64 | 65 | 62 | 54 |
| PAT2 | 50 × 106 | S | DR4 | DR13 | 31 | M | sm | No | III | 71 | 103 | 110 | 73 |
| PAT3 | 23 × 106 | S | DR7 | DR13 | 30 | M | sm | Yes | I | 103 | NA | 99 | 87 |
| PAT4 | 10 × 106 | S | DR13 | DR14 | 46 | M | sm | No | II | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| PAT5 | 2 × 10 × 106 | IPF | DR8 | DR13 | 64 | F | sm | NR | NA | 87 | 88 | 86 | 65 |
| PAT6 | 2 × 10 × 106 | IIP | Missing | 57 | F | ex-sm | NR | NA | NA | 80 | 84 | NA | |
| 50 × 106 | |||||||||||||
| PAT7 | 4 × 11.5 × 106 | S | DR3 | DR15 | 62 | M | ex-sm | No | IV | 106 | 98 | 103 | 78 |