Demographics Factors | pSS Patients (n = 26) | Healthy Subjects (n = 24) | ||
Anti-Ro (+) | Anti-Ro (−) | Anti-Ro (+) | Anti-Ro (−) | |
Gender Male Female | 0 14 | 0 12 | 0 0 | 0 24 |
Age, mean ± SD years | 39.2 ± 12.9 | 48.6 ± 14.5 | 40 ± 11.8 | 42.6 ± 13.8 |
Xerostomia | ++++ | + | ---- | ---- |
Xerophthalmia | ++++ | + | ---- | ---- |
ANA positive Anti-Ro/SSA positive antibodies, % Anti-M3mAChR positive antibody, % Anti-M3mAChR peptide IgG, mean ± SEM | 14 (100) 14 (100) 14 (100) 1,450 ± 0.12* | 2 (16) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.077 ± 0.03 | ND ND ND
| ND ND ND ND |