From: Difference in clinical presentation between women and men in incident primary Sjögren’s syndrome
Women n = 186 % (frequency) | Men n = 13 % (frequency) | p value | |
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Basic characteristics | |||
Sex | 93% (186/199) | 7% (13/199) | <0.0001 |
Age at diagnosis, years (mean ± SD) | 56 ± 14 | 46 ± 12 | 0.01 |
Item III. Ocular signsa | |||
Schirmer’s test (≤5 mm in 5 min) | 70% (129/185) | 77% (10/13) | 0.58 |
Item IV. Histopathologya | |||
Minor salivary gland biopsya | |||
Performed | 85% (158/185) | 92% (12/13) | 0.49 |
Positive (focus score ≥1) | 95% (149/157) | 83% (10/12) | 0.10 |
Item V. Salivary gland involvementa | |||
UWSFb | 78% (145/186) | 77% (10/13) | 0.93 |
Item VI. Autoantibodiesa | |||
Positive (SSA and/or SSB) | 55% (100/183) | 54% (7/13) | 0.96 |
SSA positive | 53% (97/184) | 46% (6/13) | 0.65 |
SSB positive | 30% (55/184) | 33% (4/12) | 0.80 |