Table 1 The clinical characteristics of participants
Non-SjS | SjS | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (n) | 44 | 36 | |
NO. of women/no. of men | 39/5 | 35/1 | 0.147 |
Age, mean (range) years | 43.4 (21–64) | 44.2 (27–78) | 0.969 |
Dry mouth-positive% | 45 | 74 | 0.014 |
Dry eyes-positive% | 41 | 50 | 0.442 |
Infiltrated foci-positive% | 5 | 81 | 0.000 |
Dry eye test-positive% | 33 | 79 | 0.065 |
Serology-positive% | 77 | 86 | 0.338 |
RF -positive% | 16 | 35 | 0.186 |
ANA-positive% | 37 | 68 | 0.000 |
Anti-dsDNA-positive% | 13 | 6 | 0.300 |
AHA-positive% | 5 | 9 | 0.533 |
AnuA-positive% | 5 | 6 | 0.874 |
Anti-nRNP/Sm-positive% | 5 | 3 | 0.675 |
Anti-Sm-positive% | 3 | 0 | 0.351 |
Anti-SSA-positive% | 38 | 74 | 0.000 |
Anti-Ro-52-positive% | 38 | 62 | 0.006 |
Anti-SSB-positive% | 7 | 29 | 0.010 |
Anti-Scl-70-positive% | 3 | 0 | 0.351 |
Anti-Jo-1-positive% | 3 | 0 | 0.351 |
Anti-CENP-B-positive% | 8 | 0 | 0.101 |
Anti-RIB-positive% | 5 | 0 | 0.184 |
ESR mean (range) (mm/h) | 26.1 (2–84) | 26.5 (3–90) | 0.619 |
CRP mean (range) (mg/L) | 2.2 (0.2–20.3) | 4.4 (0.16–34.7) | 0.812 |
C3 mean (range) (g/L) | 1.0 (0.3–1.4) | 1.0 (0.7–1.6) | 0.927 |
C4 mean (range) (g/L) | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) | 0.2(0.1–0.6) | 0.127 |
IgA mean (range) (g/L) | 2.9 (0.6–5.3) | 3.1 (1.1–6.7) | 0.501 |
IgG mean (range) (g/L) | 15.8 (8.1–32.6) | 18,6 (11.0–32.9) | 0.023 |
IgM mean (range) (g/L) | 1.4 (0.4–3.4) | 1.6 (0.2–7.9) | 0.734 |
CFTR mean (range) mean | 32.6 (15.9–61.6) | 17.4 (4.7–28.5) | 0.000 |