Table 1.

The mean age of patients determined at the time of diagnosis and the average follow-up period.

Subgroup	Mean age at the time of diagnosis of pSS (years)	Follow-up period (years)
Male (n = 60)	47.55 ± 12.051	11.47 ± 6.113
Female (n = 487)	49.99 ± 11.366	11.41 ± 6.342
P value	NS	NS
Alive (n = 496)	49.14 ± 11.249	11.41 ± 6.240
Deceased (n = 51; male: 5; female: 46)	55.35 ± 12.038	11.49 ± 7.035
P value	<0.001	NS
EGM (n = 430)	48.97 ± 11.273	12.07 ± 6.408
Glandular (n = 117)	52.48 ± 11.751	9.04 ± 5.331
P value	0.003	<0.001

P values indicate differences between genders, alive and deceased patients, and also extraglandular and glandular subgroups.