Table 3—

Patient baseline characteristics

PlaceboCombined infliximabTotal
Subjects n4593138
Age yrs45.3±9.447.8±9.147.0±9.3
Male26 (57.8)52 (55.9)78 (56.5)
Race
 Caucasian29 (64.4)64 (68.8)93 (67.4)
 Black16 (35.6)25 (26.9)41 (29.7)
 Asian0 (0.0)2 (2.2)2 (1.4)
 Other0 (0.0)2 (2.2)2 (1.4)
Extrapulmonary involvement30 (66.7)62 (68.1)#92 (67.6)
Time since sarcoidosis histologically proven yrs7.0±6.26.9±6.26.9±6.2
FVC L2.86±0.772.82±0.782.83±0.78
FVC % pred68.8±11.168.6±9.168.7±9.7
  • Data are presented as mean±sd or n (%), unless otherwise stated. FVC: forced vital capacity; % pred: % predicted. #: n = 91; : n = 137.