Table 1 Demographics and results of ocular surface parameters of patients. Data shown are number and percentage of patients under each American European Consensus group classification criteria (AECG) category.

From: miR-744-5p contributes to ocular inflammation in patients with primary Sjogrens Syndrome

Patient Characteristic

AECG

(n = 20)

Positive diagnosis (%)

20 (100)

Mean age in years (Range)

57.88 (35-70)

Female (%)

15 (75)

Male (%)

5 (25)

Disease duration  (Years)

5.18 (0.17-28)

Symptoms

   Dry eyes (%)

20 (100)

   Dry mouth (%)

20 (100)

Systemic involvement (%)

15 (75)

Constitutional (%)

4 (20)

Lymphadenopathy (%)

3 (15)

Glandular (%)

1 (5)

Articular (%)

7 (35)

Cutaneous (%)

1 (5)

Respiratory (%)

6 (30)

Renal (%)

0

Muscular (%)

1 (5)

PNS (%)

0

CNS (%)

0

Haematological (%)

5 (25)

Biological (%)

13 (65)

Irish (%)

20 (100)

Schirmer’s 1 (mm/5 min)

1.75 ± 2.5

TBUT (seconds)

2.5 ± 0.88

  1. TBUT: tear film breakup time.