Table 1

Patients' characteristics

SSc SLE SS1-152 Healthy controls
Patients (n)20211841
Age (years, mean (range))56.1 (44–74)50.2 (34–82)54.8 (27–74)53.2 (39–59)
Duration of illness (years, mean (range))10.2 (1–26)11.9 (1–24)8.7 (1–19)
DYZ1 positive (No (%))101-150 (50)01-151 (0)6 (33)8 (20)

  • ↵1-150 p=0.017, systemic sclerosis (SSc) vhealthy volunteers.

  • ↵1-151 p=0.028, healthy volunteers and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

  • ↵1-152 SS = Sjögren's syndrome.