Table 2.
Fatty replacement does not associate with clinical SS features
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Variable | β-value | p-value | β-value | p-value |
Fibrosis1 | 0.166 | 0.056 | 0.013 | 0.876 |
VanBijsterveld | 0.042 | 0.638 | <0.00001 | 0.999 |
Schirmer’s | −0.054 | 0.537 | 0.099 | 0.224 |
WUSF2 | −0.233 | 0.001 | −0.065 | 0.435 |
Biopsy Focus score | −0.006 | 0.942 | −0.028 | 0.725 |
Average percent area fibrotic change in minor salivary glands of SS patients
WUSF = whole unstimulated saliva flow