Table 1 Summary of linear trend tests for incidence rates of hospitalizations of patients with sarcoidosis (Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1998–2008)

Age: < 55

3.4783

0.3137

< 0.0001*

−5.5510

0.4182

< 0.0001*

Age: > = 55

9.0293

0.2766

< 0.0001*

Race: Black

19.3509

1.4441

< 0.0001*

15.0865

1.4535

< 0.0001*

Race: Non-Black

4.2644

0.1652

< 0.0001*

Gender: Female

6.3568

0.3012

< 0.0001*

0.8158

0.3735

0.0289*

Gender: Male

5.5410

0.2208

< 0.0001*

Payer: Medicaid

1.7254

0.3425

< 0.0001*

−5.2582

0.4372

< 0.0001*

Payer: Non-Medicaid

6.9836

0.2718

< 0.0001*