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| Inflammatory markers |
| | All subjects () | Sarcoidosis with HTN () | Sarcoidosis without HTN () | value |
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| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| ESR (mm/hr, mean ± SD) | 35.2 ± 33.4 | 48.8 ± 35 | 23.2 ± 27 | 0.001 |
| ESR (mm/hr, median, IQR) | 25 (12.5–44) | 34.5 (23.8–81) | 13 (10–28) | — |
| ESR quartile 1 (ESR < 12.5 mm/hr), % () | 24.7% (20) | 10% (2) | 90% (18) | 0.001 |
| ESR quartile 2 (ESR 12.5–24 mm/hr), % () | 27.2% (22) | 40.9% (9) | 59.1% (13) | 0.509 |
| ESR quartile 3 (ESR 25–44 mm/hr), % () | 23.5% (19) | 63.2% (12) | 36.8% (7) | 0.11 |
| ESR quartile 4 (ESR > 44 mm/hr), % () | 24.7% (20) | 75% (15) | 25% (5) | 0.006 |
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| C-reactive protein |
| CRP (mg/L, mean ± SD) | 2.5 ± 4.2 | 3.4 ± 4.5 | 1.7 ± 3.7 | 0.067 |
| CRP (mg/L, median, IQR) | 1 (0.6, 2.37) | 1.1 (0.65, 3.65) | 0.9 (0.5, 1.8) | — |
| CRP > 2% () | 28.9% (24) | 45% (18) | 14% (6) | 0.003 |
| CRP > 2.5% () | 22.9% (19) | 37.5% (15) | 9.3% (4) | 0.004 |
| CRP > 3% () | 20.7% (17) | 38.5% (15) | 4.7% (2) | 0.001 |
| CRP > 3.5% () | 14.5% (12) | 27.5% (11) | 2.3% (1) | 0.01 |
| CRP quartile 1 (CRP < 0.6 mg/dL), % () | 23.8% (20) | 30% (6) | 70% (14) | 0.059 |
| CRP quartile 2 (CRP 0.6–0.99 mg/dL), % () | 28.6% (24) | 58.3% (14) | 41.7% (10) | 0.272 |
| CRP quartile 3 (CRP 1.0–2.37 mg/dL), % () | 22.6% (19) | 26.3% (5) | 73.7% (14) | 0.031 |
| CRP quartile 4 (CRP > 2.37 mg/dL), % () | 25% (21) | 76.2% (16) | 23.8% (5) | 0.006 |
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| Albumin |
| Albumin (gm/dL, mean ± SD) | 3.6 ± 0.58 | 3.44 ± 0.63 | 3.77 ± 0.49 | 0.004 |
| Albumin (gm/dL, median, IQR) | 3.7 (3.4–4) | 3.6 (3.2–3.8) | 3.8 (3.6–4.1) | — |
| Albumin quartile 1 (albumin < 3.4 gm/dL), % () | 24% (24) | 70.8% (17) | 29.2% (7) | 0.017 |
| Albumin quartile 2 (albumin 3.4–3.69 gm/dL), % () | 19% (19) | 52.6% (10) | 47.4% (9) | 0.725 |
| Albumin quartile 3 (albumin 3.7–4.1 gm/dL), % () | 29% (29) | 48.3% (14) | 51.7% (15) | 0.926 |
| Albumin quartile 4 (albumin > 4.1 gm/dL), % () | 28% (28) | 28.6% (8) | 71.4% (20) | 0.013 |
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| Other inflammatory markers |
| Ferritin (ng/mL, mean ± SD) | 161.4 ± 602 | 245 ± 857 | 83 ± 91 | 0.262 |
| ACE level (U/L, mean ± SD) | 63.2 ± 49.5 | 52.9 ± 55 | 71.4 ± 43.8 | 0.121 |
| 25 OH vitamin D (g/L, mean ± SD) | 16.1 ± 8.5 | 15.7 ± 8.7 | 16.5 ± 8.3 | 0.657 |
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