[Retracted] Diagnostic and Staging Value of Serum Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in Sarcoidosis

Table 2

Comparison between sarcoidosis of different types of system involvement.

Parameters	Intrathoracic sarcoidosis ()	Sarcoidosis involved intrathoracic organs and peripheral lymph nodes ()	Multisystemic sarcoidosis ()	value	value
Age (years)				0.138	0.937
Gender (male/female)	5 : 14	7 : 32	2 : 10	2.654	0.055
sACE (U/L)				4.168	0.009
Fever	5/19	9/39	4/12	0.195	0.899
Fatigue	4/19	9/39	3/12	0.085	0.968
Weight loss	5/19	5/39	4/12	1.059	0.372
FEV1%pred				0.257	0.856
FEV1/FVC (%)				1.308	0.281
TLC%pred				0.166	0.919
DLCO%pred				2.614	0.062
WBC (×10^9/L)				0.204	0.893
Lymphocyte (%)				0.267	0.849
Hemoglobin (g/L)				0.140	0.936
ESR (mm/h)				0.798	0.50
CRP (mg/L)				2.555	0.067
Serum calcium (mmol/L)				1.011	0.396
ADA (U/L)				1.231	0.313
PaO2 (mmHg)				2.707	0.082
BALF lymphocyte (%)				1.275	0.289
BALF neutrophil (%)				0.842	0.437
Application of glucocorticoid therapy	13/19	21/39	10/12	1.168	0.330