Table 2.
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of pSS patients and matched controls from University Hospital Center of Montpellier tested for cell-free and cell-associated EBV.
| PRIMARY SJÖGREN'S SYNDROME PATIENTS | 20 |
| Age mean/SD (years) | 53.7 (15.5) |
| Sex male/female (%) | 5.0/95.0 |
| ESSDAI score mean (SD) | 7.4/3.4 |
| SEROLOGICAL STATUS | |
| Anti-SSA/B positives (%) | 40.0 |
| Anti-SSA positives (%) | 30.0 |
| Anti-SSA/B negatives (%) | 30.0 |
| CONTROLS | 20 |
| Age mean/SD (years) | 56.1/12.9 |
| Sex male/female (%) | 5.0/95.0 |
SD, Standard deviation; ESSDAI, European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Sjögren's syndrome disease activity index (ESSDAI); anti-SSA and SSB, Sjögren's syndrome A and B antibodies.