Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients with sarcoidosis: age, gender, smoking habits, mode of onset, chest radiographic disease stage, smoking habits and treatment with inhaled steroids

Patient no.Age (years)/sexSmokerStage (0–III)*TreatmentOnset
135/MNoINoAcute
234/FNoIINoInsidious
363/MYesIINoInsidious
429/MYesIINoAcute
533/MYesIINoInsidious
658/MNoINoAcute
750/MNoINoAcute
826/FYesINoInsidious
924/FNoIINoInsidious
1039/MNoIINoAcute
1139/MNoINoAcute
1223/MYesINoAcute
1325/FYesINoAcute
1443/MNoIIINoInsidious
1544/FNoIINoInsidious
1632/FNoINoAcute
1741/MNoIIINoAcute
1854/MNoIIInhaledInsidious
1938/MYesINoAcute
2062/FNoINoInsidious
2144/MNoIIIInhaledInsidious
2263/MNo0NoInsidious
2337/FNoINoInsidious
2448/MNoIINoAcute
2549/MYesINoInsidious
2644/FNoINoAcute
2748/FNoIIINoInsidious
2852/FNoINoAcute
2943/MNoIIINoInsidious
3036/FYesIINoAcute
3134/MNoINoAcute
3239/MYesINoInsidious
3358/FNoIIINoInsidious
3433/MYesINoAcute
3529/FYesINoAcute
3647/FNoIIIInhaledInsidious
  • * Stages of disease depicted by chest x-ray: stage 0, normal; stage I, bilateral hilar lymphoma (BHL); stage II, BHL and parenchymal infiltrates; stage III, parenchymal infiltrates.