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Table 2 Patient characteristics by age and gender correlations with clinical conditions, laboratory findings, and complications

From: Changes in the prevalence and biofilm formation of Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae from the respiratory microbiota of patients with sarcoidosis

Tests

Test results

Age (years)

Gender

  

P value

Correlation

P value

Correlation

Clinical manifestation

 Sclerotic changes in lung

0.84

0.04

0.64

0.09

 

 Enlargement of the mediastinal lymph nodes

0.45

−0.14

0.9

0.02

 

 Tuberculosis like findings

0.23

0.23

0.23

0.23

Chest radiography

 Micronodules

0.81

−0.05

0.63

0.12

 

 Pulmonary shading/infiltrations

0.05

0.45*

0.28

−0.26

 

 Tumor of the lung/mediastinum

0.36

0.22

0.08

0.4*

Chest CT

 Changes sclerosis/thickening/fibrosis

0.61

0.22

0.64

0.04

 

 Lymphadenopathy

0.06

0.34*

0.16

−0.27

 

 Fluid in the pleural cavity

0.44

0.15

0.09

0.32*

Changes observed during bronchofiberoscopy

 Infiltration of bronchial wall/macrophages

0.38

0.23

0.66

−0.12

 

 Scraps of bronchial epithelial/mucus

0.28

0.28

0.39

0.22

 

 Easy bleeding capillaries

0.17

−0.35

0.33

0.25

Laboratory findings

 pH

0.77

−0.06

0.68

−0.08

 

 IgG (g/l)

0.74

−0.06

0.41

0.15

 

 IgM (g/l)

0.25

−0.4*

0.27

−0.2

 

 IgA (g/l)

0.17

0.25

0.47

0.14

 

 CRP (mg/l)

0.21

0.23

0.01

0.44**

  1. Abbreviations: CT computed tomography, CRP C-reactive protein
  2. The significance levels were marked as: *P < 0.1, and **P < 0.05)