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. 2020 Jun 25;35(4):592–599. doi: 10.46497/ArchRheumatol.2020.7427

Table 4. Clinical and serologic findings of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome at time of diagnosis.

  n % Mean±SD Min-Max
Symptom duration (year)     5.6±3.8 1-23
Xerostomia 72 67.3    
Xerophthalmia 81 75.7    
Vaginal dryness 19 17.8    
Skin dryness 31 29.0    
Joint complaint 100 93.5    
Peripheral nervous system involvement 10 9.3    
Central nervous system involvement 1 0.9    
Pulmonary involvement 2 1.86    
Renal involvement 2 1.86    
Steroid usage 12 11.2    
Sedimentation (mm/h)     36.9±1.9 5-91
C-reactive protein (mg/L)     8.4±1.1 0-59
Rheumatoid factor positivity 68 63.5    
ANA positivity 101 94.4    
Anti-Ro (SSA) positivity 68 63.5    
Anti-Ro 52 positivity 70 65.4    
Anti-La (SSB) positivity 41 38.3    
Schirmer        
Mild (10-15 mm/5 min) 20 18.7    
Moderate (5-10 mm/5 min) 28 26.2    
Advanced (<5 mm/5 min) 29 27.1    
Focus score        
0 11 10.3    
1 37 34.5    
2 32 29.9    
3 22 20.5    
SD: Standard deviation; Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; ANA: Antinuclear antibody; Anti-Ro (SSA): Anti- Sjögren’s syndrome type A; Anti-La (SSB): Anti-Sjögren’s syndrome type B.