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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Apr;65(4):1097–1106. doi: 10.1002/art.37850

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Age (yr), median (range) 51 (34–69)
Females, % 100
Race, n (%)
 Caucasian 11 (91.7)
 Black/African-American 1 (8.3)
Disease duration (yr), median (range) 8.0 (2–18)
Ocular symptoms, n (%) 12 (100)
Oral symptoms, n (%) 12 (100)
Ocular signs, n (%) 12 (100)
 Schimer-I test score, mm, median (range)
  OD 11 (0–35)
  OS 5 (0–19)
 Lissamine green staining test score (0–18), median (range)
  OD 9.0 (2–18)
  OS 9.5 (4–18)
Unstimulated WSF rate, mL/min, median (range) 0.025 (0.0–0.22)
Stimulated WSF rate, mL/min, median (range) 0.05 (0.0–0.65)
Labial minor salivary gland focus score ≥1 per 4 mm2, n 3/4
Fatigue (VAS > 50 mm), n (%) 10 (83.3)
Joint pain (VAS > 50 mm), n (%) 9 (75.0)
Severe parotid gland swelling, n (%) 3 (25.0)
Other extraglandular disease, n (%)
 Peripheral neuropathy 4 (33.3)
 Interstitial lung disease 1 (8.3)
Anti-Ro (SSA) antibodies, n (%) 10 (83.3)
Anti-La (SSB) antibodies, n (%) 5 (41.7)
Rheumatoid factor, n (%) 10 (83.3)
SF-36, median (range)
 Physical function 60.0 (20, 100)
 Mental function 70.0 (60, 90)

Abbreviations: WSF=whole salivary flow; VAS=visual analog scale; OD=right eye; OS=left eye