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

Table 3

Comparison between sarcoidosis of different clinical stages.

Parameters	Stage I ()	Stage II ()	Stage III ()	value	value
Age (years)				2.463	0.093
Gender (male/female)	1 : 13	13 : 37	0 : 6	4.071	0.131
sACE (U/L)				0.262	0.771
Fever	2/14	14/50	2/6	1.276	0.528
Cough	10/14	37/50	5/6	0.319	0.853
Shortness of breath	5/14	20/50	3/6	0.357	0.837
Weight loss	0/14	12/50	2/6	4.667	0.097
FEV1%pred				8.317	<0.001
FEV1/FVC (%)				2.913	0.061
TLC%pred				2.786	0.069
DLCO%pred				5.049	0.009
WBC (×10^9/L)				1.597	0.210
Lymphocyte (%)				2.674	0.076
Hemoglobin (g/L)				0.918	0.404
ESR (mm/h)				0.625	0.538
CRP (mg/L)				2.596	0.082
Serum calcium (mmol/L)				3.042	0.054
ADA (U/L)				3.092	0.052
PaO2 (mmHg)				2.182	0.121
BALF lymphocyte (%)				0.037	0.963
BALF neutrophil (%)				0.477	0.623
Application of glucocorticoid therapy	5/14	39/50	0/6	19.483	<0.001