Table 4 Therapeutic management of patients with sarcoidosis according to R value

Treatment required

33 (53.2)

11 (35.5)

22 (71)

0.01

Steroids

32 (96.9)

11 (100)

21 (95.5)

1.000

Immunosuppressor agent

16 (48.5)

4 (36.4)

12 (54.5)

0.040^§

 Methotrexate

7 (43.8)

2 (50)

5 (41.7)

0.425^§

 TNF inhibitor

8 (50)

1 (25)

7 (58.3)

0.053^§

 Mycophenolate mofetil

6 (37.5)

2 (50)

4 (33.3)

0.671^§

 Cyclophosphamide

3 (18.8)

0 (0)

3 (25)

0.238^§

Lines of immunosuppressive therapy [n (%)]

 —1

9 (56.3)

3 (75)

6 (50)

0.703^§

 —2

6 (37.5)

1 (25)

5 (41.7)

 —≥ 3

1 (6.3)

0 (0)

1 (8.3)