Table 1.
Patient and sample characteristics
| Variable | Sarcoidosis | CM | TB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| Granuloma origin | |||
| Lymph node (mediastinal) | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Lung | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Sex, female, N (%) | 66 | 33 | 50 |
| Age, (mean, Sd) | 52.8 ± 11.4 | 38.3 ± 16.5 | 58.3 ± 9.3 |
| Race/ethnicity, N (%) | |||
| Black or African American | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 62 | 100 | 100 |
| Hispanic* | 17 | 66 | 75 |
| Other** | 11 | na | na |
Granuloma specimens from 18 sarcoidosis, 3 Coccidiodomycosis (CM) and 4 tuberculosis (TB) patients were included in this study. There was no significant difference in age (p = 0.1). The predominant race was White in the three granulomatous diseases, 11% of the sarcoidosis were self-identified as Black or African Americans, while *half of Hispanics were self-identified as white as well. **Other include Native American and Multiracial