Figure 1

Linear regression adjusted for sex, age, disease duration, settlement type, education, living in partnership, smoking, religiousness (a) the effect of spirituality on disease activity markers, adjusted for engagement in and duration of prayer/meditation in addition to the factors mentioned above. (b) the effect of engagement in prayer/meditation on disease activity markers, adjusted for spirituality and duration of prayer/meditation in addition to the factors mentioned above. (c) the effect of duration of prayer/meditation on disease activity markers, adjusted for spirituality and engagement in prayer/meditation in addition to the factors mentioned above. IGG Immunoglobulin G, RF rheumatoid factor, SSA anti-Ro/SSA autoantibody, SSB anti-La/SSB autoantibody, ESSDAI EULAR Sjögren’s Syndrome Disease Activity Index, ESSPRI EULAR Sjögren’s Syndrome Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI). *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.