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

Table 4

Comparison of TREM-2 expressions on the surface of myeloid cells in BALF of PS patients with normal versus low 25(OH)D vitamin serum levels.

TREM-2	Normal 25(OH)D levels	Low 25(OH)D
() Total number	Mean ± SD: 188.82 ± 396.2; Median: 60.71; Range: 5.99–1240.9	Mean ± SD: 32.78 ± 22.8; Median: 26.09; 1.74–104.8
() Percentage	Mean ± SD: 48.74 ± 18.0; Median: 48.5; Range: 15.1–82.3	Mean ± SD: 31.6 ± 16.8; Median: 30.2; Range: 2.7–87.4
() MFI	Mean ± SD: 14.2 ± 15.2; Median: 4.5; Range: 2.28–44.8	Mean ± SD: 9.8 ± 16.1; Median: 4.5; Range: 0.79–74.3
() Total expression (min-max data transformation)	Mean ± SD: 4.34 ± 0.77; Median: 4.33; Range: 2.8–5.2	Mean ± SD: 3.52 ±  0.88; Median: 3.62; Range: 0.68–5.6
() Total expression (number of positive variables)	Mean ± SD: 1.89 ± 0.78; Median: 2; Range: 0–3	Mean ± SD: 0.62 ± 0.70; Median: 1; Range: 0–3

Mann-Whitney test, -test.