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Table 1 Participant characteristics (patients and relatives)

From: “The chameleon among diseases” - an explorative view of sarcoidosis and identification of the consequences for affected patients and relatives using qualitative interviews

Patient

Geographic area

Age Group

Sex

Organ involvement

P1

North

20–29

Female

Lung

P2

North

40–59

Female

Lung, Lymph nodes, Skin

P3

South

40–59

Female

Neurosarcoidosis

P4

South

40–59

Female

Skin

P5

South

60–80

Male

Skin

P6

South

60–80

Male

Skin

P7

South

30–39

Female

Lung, Skin

P8

South

60–80

Female

Peripheral nervous system, Lung, Lymph nodes, Eye

P9

South

40–59

Female

Eye

P10

West

40–59

Female

Neck to mediastinum, Lymph nodes, Heart

P11

North

60–80

Male

Lung

P12

South

40–59

Female

Lung, Lymph nodes, Bones

P13

South

60–80

Female

Lung

P14

South

40–59

Female

Lung, Skin, Joints

Relative

Place of residence

Age

Sex

Relationship to associated patient

R1

North

40–59

Male

Father to patient 1

R2

North

20–29

Female

Daughter to patient 2

R3

South

40–59

Male

Husband to patient 3

R4

South

40–59

Female

Wife to patient 5

R5

South

60–80

Male

Husband to patient 8

  1. Patients (P) and relatives (R), North, West, East and South represent the regions in Germany where the interviewees live. Age ranges: 20–29, 30–39, 40–59, 60–80