Table 2.

The p-values of physiological factors on β-diversity indices.

Taxonomic rank	AAV/Sarcoidosis n = 37	BVAS n = 16	Age n = 37	Sex n = 37	Smoking status Never + Former vs. Curr. n = 37	Smoking status Never vs. Curr. + Former n = 37	Macrophage n = 36	Lymphocyte n = 36	Neutrophil n = 36	Eosinophil n = 36
Family	0.0331	0.3588	0.9241	0.9793	0.7986	0.9221	0.2027	0.1364	0.0599	0.4697
Genus	0.0792	0.3436	0.9103	0.9623	0.7866	0.8253	0.2014	0.0618	0.0935	0.4943