Table 1 Characteristics of study participants.

From: Gender differences in health-related quality of life measured by the Sarcoidosis Health Questionnaire

Characteristic

Result

Age, year, median (IQR)

43 (39–54)

Organ systems involved, n (%)

Lungs

71 (94.67)

Lymph nodes

40 (53.33)

Sarcoidosis activity, n (%)

Active

43 (57.33)

Non-active

32 (42.67)

Active Löfgren’s syndrome

12 (16)

Comorbidities, n (%)

Arterial hypertension

7 (9.33)

GERD

2 (2.67)

Rhinosinusitis

1 (1.33)

Cardiac arrhythmiaa

1 (1.33)

Hypothyroidismb

3 (4)

FEV1, %, median (IQR)

90.12 (84.53–94.73)

FVC, %, median (IQR)

93 (86.13–97)

FEV1/FVC, median (IQR)

0.78 (0.76–0.8)

TL,CO, %, median (IQR)

94 (89–98)

  1. aOther than atrial fibrillation, not related to sarcoidosis heart involvement; bcurrently in euthyreosis.
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