Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the patients
| Â | SSc (n = 32) | Sarcoidosis (n = 12) | Other ILD (n = 8) | Healthy donor (n = 6) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 58.5 (30–72) | 47 (30–67) | 56.5 (24–78) | 41 (20–57) |
Female/male | 23/9 | 8/4 | 4/4 | 4/2 |
Smoker/ex/NS | 3/9/20 | 4/2/6 | 1/1/6 | 1/0/5 |
Recovery (percentage) | 73.5 (47–90) | 73.7 (60–80) | 80 (50–83) | 71.6 (53–77) |
Neutrophils | 3 (0–49) | 2 (0–6) | 15.5 (0–56) | 3 (0–3) |
Lymphocytes | 8 (0–48) | 27 (13–62) | 20.5 (6–70) | 6 (3–9) |
Eosinophils | 1 (0–15) | 0 (0–1) | 0.25 (0–3) | 0 (0–0.5) |
Macrophages | 81.5 (32–99) | 69 (31–82) | 55 (24–82) | 90 (88–94) |