Table 1 Pain, fatigue and dryness by season for all spring, summer, fall and winter visits (n = 2858 observations) in 632 patients
From: Seasonal effect on fatigue, pain and dryness in primary Sjögren’s syndrome
VAS | Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n* | 744 | 584 | 848 | 682 | |
Pain# mean (SD) | 52.2 (27.9) | 55.1 (28.1) | 51.0 (28.7) | 51.7 (28.4) | 0.7541 |
Fatigue# mean (SD) | 61.9 (23.2) | 62.2 (25.2) | 60.0 (25.5) | 61.9 (24.2) | 0.7973 |
Dryness# mean (SD) | 58.9 (21.8) | 61.2 (22.9) | 56.9 (22.8) | 57.9 (23.8) | 0.4108 |
ESSPRI mean (SD) | 57.7 (24.3) | 59.5 (24.5) | 55.9 (25.7) | 57.2 (25.5) | 0.7288 |