Sarcoidosis-related mortality in the United States from 1988 to 2007.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

It has been nearly 20 years since sarcoidosis mortality was examined at the population level in the United States.

Objectives

To examine mortality rates and underlying causes of death among United States decedents with sarcoidosis from 1988-2007.

Methods

We used data from the National Center for Health Statistics to (1) calculate age-adjusted sarcoidosis-associated mortality rates; (2) examine how those rates differ by age, sex, and race and ethnicity; and (3) determine underlying causes of death among sarcoidosis decedents.

Measurements and main results

From 1988-2007, there were 46,450,489 deaths in the United States and 23,679 decedents with sarcoidosis mentioned on their death certificates. Over this time, the age-adjusted, sarcoidosis-related mor

SUBMITTER: Swigris JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3137141 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature