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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lung. 2017 Apr 29;195(4):411–418. doi: 10.1007/s00408-017-0012-7

Table 4.

Predictors of hospitalization among 332 patients with sarcoidosis

Characteristic Age and sex adjusted relative risk (95% Confidence Interval)
Age per 10 year increase 1.33 (1.24–1.42)
Female sex 1.55 (1.26–1.91)
Extrathoracic Involvement 1.23 (1.01–1.49)
Stage
 Stage 2 (vs 1) 1.52 (1.22–1.89)
 Stage 3–4 (vs 1) 1.47 (1.14–1.88)
DMARD Use (time dependent) 2.59 (1.91–3.53)
Steroid Use (time dependent) 1.60 (1.32–1.95)