Table 2.

Serological characteristics in female and male patients with pSS

	Women n = 899% (frequency)	Men n = 68% (frequency)	p value
Item VI.a Autoantibodies
Ro/SSA and/or La/SSB positive	71% (640/899)	81% (54/67)	0.1
Ro/SSA positive	68% (612/897)	76% (51/67)	0.18
La/SSB positive	41% (367/894)	57% (38/67)	0.01
Ro/SSA and La/SSB positive	38% (342/892)	52% (35/67)	0.02
ANA positive	74% (660/895)	87% (58/67)	0.02

Italicized values indicate statistically significant findings (p < 0.05)

^aAccording to the 2002 Revised American-European Consensus Group criteria for Sjögren’s syndrome