Table 3.

Self-reported oral effects of administration of pilocarpine solution to patients with Sjӧgren’s syndrome

Item		VAS (10 cm) b
	Pre-administration	Post-administration at 60 min	Continuous administration
Dryness	7.1 (6.1, 8.0)	4.4 (2.2, 6.5) a	3.7 (2.0, 6.9) a
Thirstiness	6.3 (4.5, 7.9)	2.3 (0.7, 5.4) a	2.4 (1.5, 5.3) a
Stickiness	6.3 (4.8, 7.4)	4.0 (0.7, 5.4)	2.4 (0.9, 6.5)
Altered taste	0.5 (0.3, 4.3)	1.1 (0.5, 4.3)	1.4 (0.5, 3.2)
Painful tongue	4.1 (0.4, 7.8)	1.3 (0.5, 6.4)	2.2 (0.4, 7.0)

^a: Significantly different from pre-administration at P < 0.05 (Scheffe’s F test) (n = 21)

^bVAS, visual analog scale; Median (1st quartile, 3rd quartile)