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Table 1 Patient clinical characteristics

From: Identification of potential susceptibility genes in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension through whole exome sequencing

N = 34

 

Gender, n (%)

 

 Male

1 (2.94)

 Female

33 (97.06)

Age of pSS onset, median (IQR), years

33.50 (29.00,38.50)

Age of PAH onset, median (IQR), years

34.00 (30.50,41.50)

Disease duration of pSS at PAH onset, median (IQR), months

1.00 (1.00,15.50)

Clinical manifestations of pSS, n (%)

 Ocular symptoms

15 (44.12)

 Oral symptoms

24 (70.59)

 Ocular signs

28 (82.35)

 Salivary gland involvement

30 (88.24)

 Histopathology

14 (41.18)

Autoantibody positivity, n (%)

 ANA

34 (100.00)

 Anti-SSA

31 (91.18)

 Anti-SSB

11 (32.35)

 Anti-Ro52

28 (82.35)

 Anti-RNP

6 (17.65)

Organ involvement, n (%)

 Hematologic

6 (17.65)

 Mucocutaneous

1 (2.94)

 Musculoskeletal

1 (2.94)

 Gland

2 (5.88)

SSDDI, median (IQR)

1.00 (0.75,2.00)

WHO cardiac function class, n (%)

 I

1 (2.94)

 II

28 (82.35)

 III

5 (14.71)

Family history, n (%)

7 (20.59)

  1. Abbreviations: pSS primary Sjögren’s syndrome, PAH Pulmonary arterial hypertension, IQR Interquartile range, ANA Antinuclear antibody, Anti-SSA Anti-Sjogren’s syndrome antigen A, Anti-SSB Anti-Sjogren’s syndrome antigen B, Anti-RNP Anti–ribonucleoprotein antibodies, SSDDI pSS disease damage index, WHO World Health Organization