TABLE 2

Characteristics of sarcoidosis patients stratified by monocyte CD200R phenotype

CD200RlowCD200Rhighp-value
Patients1411
Scadding chest radiograph stage0.265
 012
 141
 257
 441
Angiotensin converting enzyme U·L−192 (52–136)104 (74–155)0.695
C-reactive protein mg·L−12.0 (1.4–5.5)2.8 (0.6–9.6)0.217
Age years#53.5 (40–73)50.0 (38–67)1.00
FEV1 % pred99 (69–110)92 (82–113)0.428
FVC % pred103 (76–115)90 (82–114)0.428
FEV1/FVC0.79 (0.75–0.84)0.83 (0.76–0.86)0.238
Time since diagnosis months20 (9–51)31 (10–73)0.695
Sex1.00
 Male87
 Female64
White blood cell count ×109 L−15.4 (4.15–6.20)4.3 (3.50–5.60)0.196
Lymphocyte count ×109 L−10.93 (0.74–1.41)0.74 (0.62–1.02)0.279
Monocyte count ×109 L−10.55 (0.44–0.72)0.42 (0.24–0.70)0.252
Neutrophil count ×109 L−13.42 (2.70–3.98)2.70 (2.33–3.97)0.336
Eosinophil count ×109 L−10.15 (0.13–0.23)0.20 (0.08–0.21)0.797
T-lymphocyte count ×109 L−10.61 (0.36–0.91)0.48 (0.33–0.63)0.403
CD4+ T-lymphocyte count ×109 L−10.36 (0.22–0.70)0.30 (0.16–0.45)0.596
CD8+ T-lymphocyte count ×109 L−10.20 (0.11–0.40)0.17 (0.09–0.21)0.290
B-lymphocyte count ×109 L−10.16 (0.07–0.21)0.14 (0.08–0.23)0.499
Natural killer cell count ×109 L−10.17 (0.12–0.22)0.15 (0.09–0.26)0.450

Data are presented as n or median (interquartile range), unless otherwise stated. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital capacity. #: median (range). Statistical comparisons by nonparametric independent samples median test or Pearson's Chi-squared test.