Table 3:
Novel antibody | Novel Antibody Absence | Novel Antibody Presence | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | P-value | |
Salivary protein 1 (SP-1) | |||||
IgG | 123 | 4.8 (3.0) | 6 | 4.5 (1.4) | 0.79 |
IgA | 125 | 4.8 (2.9) | 4 | 5.5 (2.9) | 0.63 |
IgM | 123 | 4.7 (3.0) | 6 | 6.7 (1.6) | 0.11 |
Any | 113 | 4.7 (3.0) | 16 | 5.6 (2.0) | 0.27 |
Carbonic anhydrase 6 (CA-6) | |||||
IgG | 121 | 4.8 (2.9) | 8 | 4.4 (3.3) | 0.67 |
IgA | 120 | 4.8 (2.9) | 9 | 4.8 (3.5) | 0.98 |
IgM | 117 | 4.7 (2.9) | 12 | 5.7 (3.3) | 0.29 |
Any | 103 | 4.8 (2.9) | 26 | 4.8 (3.1) | 0.94 |
Parotid specific protein (PSP) | |||||
IgG | 123 | 4.7 (2.9) | 6 | 6.8 (2.3) | 0.08 |
IgA | 115 | 4.9 (2.9) | 14 | 3.8 (2.8) | 0.17 |
IgM | 118 | 4.7 (2.9) | 11 | 6.0 (3.4) | 0.16 |
Any | 102 | 4.8 (2.9) | 27 | 4.8 (3.0) | 0.96 |
Any novel antibody | 83 | 4.9 (3.0) | 46 | 4.7 (2.9) | 0.75 |
Number of novel antibodies positive | |||||
0 | 83 | 4.8 (3.0) | |||
1 | 24 | 4.1 (2.9) | |||
2–3* | 22 | 5.4 (2.8) | |||
P=0.32 (any difference) P=0.69 for linear trend test |
Only 1 patient had a value of 3.