TREM-2 Receptor Expression Increases with 25(OH)D Vitamin Serum Levels in Patients with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Table 3

Comparison of TREM-1 expressions on the surface of myeloid cells in BALF of patients with normal versus low 25(OH)D vitamin serum levels.

TREM-1	Normal 25(OH)D levels	Low 25(OH)D levels
() Total No.	Mean ± SD: 316.6 ± 683.1; Median: 23.1; Range: 11.3–2083.2	Mean ± SD: 72.8 ± 82.3; Median: 43.0; Range: 0.48–361.6
() Percentage	Mean ± SD: 48.5 ± 25.0; Median: 58.1; Range: 9.9–74.7	Mean ± SD: 48.6 ± 22.3; Median: 48.0; Range: 1.5–86.2
() MFI	Mean ± SD: 6.7 ± 3.3; Median: 6.0; Range: 1.5–12.2	Mean ± SD: 7.9 ± 6.1; Median: 5.9; Range: 1.3–27.5
() Total expression (min-max data transformation)	Mean ± SD: 1.13 ± 1.09; Median: 0.84; Range: 0.21–3.83	Mean ± SD: 0.82 ± 0.41; Median: 0.85; Range: 0.07–2.05
() Total expression (No. of positive variables)	Mean ± SD: 1.0 ± 0.9; Median: 1; Range: 0–2	Mean ± SD: 0.9 ± 0.8; Median: 1; Range: 0–3

Mann-Whitney test, -test.