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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the SS and non-SS groups. Classification of the SS group by disease duration

From: Deterioration in saliva quality in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome: impact of decrease in salivary epidermal growth factor on the severity of intraoral manifestations

 

SS: long duration (≥ 5.6 years) (n = 11)

SS: short duration (< 5.6 years) (n = 13)

Non-SS (n = 23)

Disease duration (years)

9.2 ± 1.8*

2.6 ± 1.3

–

Age (years)

63.9 ± 5.9**

53.2 ± 13.0

56.1 ± 17.4

OHIP-14 score (out of 56)

13.9 ± 10.8†

8.6 ± 6.6 (n = 11)

7.1 ± 7.6

Salivary flow rate (mL/10 min)

4.7 ± 2.4***, †††

9.1 ± 5.7††

16.9 ± 5.9

  1. *p < 0.0001 versus the short duration (< 5.6 years) group, **p < 0.01 versus the short duration (< 5.6 years) group, ***p < 0.05 versus the short duration (< 5.6 years) group, †p < 0.05 versus the non-SS group, ††p < 0.001 versus the non-SS group, †††p < 0.0001 versus the non-SS group
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Inflammation and Regeneration

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