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Table 4 Demographics of the sarcoidosis and control patients who had an LPT performed

From: Immunoreactivity to metal and silica associates with sarcoidosis in Dutch patients

 

Controls (%)

(n = 19)

Sarcoidosis (%)

(n = 33)

P*

Male / Female

68.4 / 31.6

90.9 / 9.1

0.06

Age at inclusion (Y)

60.53 ± 14.21

54.36 ± 11.18

0.09

Ethnicity (W/B/O)

94.7 / 0 / 5.3

97.0 / 3.0 / 0

0.31

Smoking status a (Never/Former or current)

47.4 / 52.6

62.5 / 37.5

0.29

Using immunosuppressive medication

0

45.5

< 0.01

  1. Age at inclusion is shown as means ± std. deviation. B Black, O Other, W White
  2. a Smoking status was not available from 1 sarcoidosis patient *Statistical differences for sex was accessed using Fisher’s Exact Test, P-values of ethnicity, smoking status and use of medication were calculated using Pearson Chi-Square and statistical differences for age were calculated using an unpaired T-test
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Respiratory Research

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