| Number of patients | Age (years) | Female/male |
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Healthy control | 85 | 33 (27 to 44) | 74/11 |
SLE | 65 | 31 (25 to 42) | 59/6 |
pSS | 25 | 42 (31 to 51) | 24/1 |
RA | 65 | NA | NA |
- Values for age are expressed as median (25th to 75th percentile). There were no significant differences between patients with SLE and healthy donors in terms of age and sex. NA indicates not available. pSS, primary Sjögren syndrome; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.