Table 5.
Quality-of-life changes during therapy
| Initial | Week 7 | Week 24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings sarcoidosis questionnaire | |||
| GHS | 49.8 (15.9–70.9)a | 54.3 (31.7–100)b | 58.1 (23.8–100)c |
| GHS Lung | 51.5 (41.0–68.0) | 57.8 (47.7–100)d | 56.9 (44.3–100)f |
| Lung | 42.8 (22.3–61.0) | 54.4 (33.6–100)e | 49.6 (37.2–100) |
| Saint George respiratory questionnaire | |||
| SGRQ activity | 74.44 (35.24–92.51) | 72.82 (41.63–92.51) | 72.82 (47.69–92.51) |
| SGRQ impacts | 36.68 (13.75–70.34) | 40.92 (19.34–66.55) | 42.52 (17.19–66.7) |
| SGRQ symptoms | 53.465 (17.24–92.65) | 57.98 (32.51–90.26) | 46.28 (7.63–85.84) |
| SGRQ total | 51.49 (21.89–77.21) | 54.88 (34.1–70.31) | 54.13 (25.4–71.1) |
| Fatigue assessment scale | |||
| FAS | 28 (15–46) | 26 (10–37) | 22 (11–42)g |
aMedian (range). GHS general health status
bCompared to week 0, p = 0.0043
cCompared to week 0, p = 0.0084
dCompared to week 0, p = 0.0034
eCompared to week 0, p = 0.0067
fCompared to week 0, p = 0.0107
gCompared to week 0, p = 0.0067