Self-assessed 1-yr change in sarcoidosis health status by demoaraphic, socioeconomic status (SES), and insurance status
| Characteristics | Self-assessed health status | |||
| Better | About the same | Worse | p-value | |
| Demographics | ||||
| Age yrs | ||||
| ⪕48 | 22 (42) | 25 (47) | 6 (11) | 0.658 |
| >48 | 15 (33) | 23 (51) | 7 (16) | |
| Sex | ||||
| M | 11 (50) | 8 (36) | 3 (14) | 0.359 |
| F | 26 (34) | 40 (53) | 10 (l3) | |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 33 (45) | 30 (40) | 11 (15) | 0.013 |
| White | 4 (17) | 18 (75) | 2 (8) | |
| SES and insurance status | ||||
| Education level | ||||
| <High school | 6 (43) | 6 (43) | 2 (14) | 0.882 |
| ≥High school | 31 (37) | 42 (50) | 11 (l3) | |
| Income US$ | ||||
| <20000 | 9 (60) | 3 (20) | 3 (20) | 0.106 |
| 20000–49999 | 12 (39) | 15 (48) | 4 (13) | |
| ≥50000 | 12 (31) | 24 (62) | 3 (8) | |
| Insurance status | ||||
| None or public | 10 (40) | 9 (36) | 6 (24) | 0.128 |
| Private | 27 (37) | 39 (53) | 7 (10) | |
Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated
M: male
F: female