Table 1: Patients’ demographic data
Number of patients (AECG criteria) 10
Sex (M:F) 0:10
Age at baseline (mean±SD, years) 57 ± 8 Age at the diagnosis (mean±SD, years) 54 ± 9 Follow-up duration (mean±SD, years) 3.5 ±2.4
Xerostomia (%) 8/10 (80%)
Xerophttalmia (%) 10/10 (100%)
Parotid swelling (%) 2/10 (20%)
Minor salivary gland biopsy (Focus Score >1) 7/10 (70%) Antinuclear antibodies positivity (%) 10/10 (100%)
Anti-Ro/SSA(%) 4/10 (40%)
Anti-La/SSB (%) 2/10 (20%)
Rheumatoid Factor positivity (%) 7/10 (70%) Hyper-gammaglobulinemia (%) 4/10 (40%)
Low C3 levels (%) 1/10 (10%)
Low C4 levels (%) 2/10 (20%)
Arthralgias(%) 7/10 (70%)