Table 2 Summary of linear trend tests for incidence rates of hospitalizations due to a primary diagnosis of sarcoidosis (Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1998–2008)

Age: < 55

−0.2604

0.0770

0.0007*

−0.6434

0.0968

< 0.0001*

Age: > = 55

0.3830

0.0587

< 0.0001*

Race: Black

0.5696

0.3495

0.1032

0.4970

0.3519

0.1579

Race: Non-Black

0.0726

0.0412

0.0780

Gender: Female

0.0423

0.0698

0.5445

0.0406

0.0992

0.6824

Gender: Male

0.0017

0.0705

0.9808

Payer: Medicaid

−0.1288

0.1105

0.2438

−0.1776

0.1249

0.1552

Payer: Non-Medicaid

0.0488

0.0583

0.4026