Table 1

Demographic characteristics for the 96 real patient profiles and 702 realistic clinical vignettes

Real patient profiles (n=96)Realistic clinical vignettes (n=702)
Age55.92±15.1355.85±14.21
Female sex89 (92.71%)647 (92.17%)
Disease duration8.58±7.258.46±7.04
Oral dryness90 (93.75%)641 (91.31%)
Ocular dryness82 (85.42%)599/697 (85.94%)
Objectively assessed dryness63/63 (100%)456/456 (100%)
Anti-Ro/SSA antibodies82 (86.42%)595 (84.76%)
Anti-La/SSB antibodies56 (58.33%)399 (56.84%)
Lymphocytic sialadenitis with focus score ≥170/74 (94.59%)490/525 (93.33%)
Organ involvement
 Constitutional symptoms14 (14.58%)76 (10.83%)
 Lymphadenopathy9 (9.38%)80 (11.40%)
 Lymphoma8 (8.33%)35 (4.99%)
 Glandular27 (28.12%)270 (38.46%)
 Articular36 (37.5%)396 (56.14%)
 Cutaneous29 (30.21%)74 (10.54%)
 Pulmonary22 (22.92%)90 (12.82%)
 Renal14 (14.58%)37 (5.27%)
 Muscular2 (2.08%)22 (3.13%)
 Peripheral nervous system15 (15.62%)64 (9.12%)
 Central nervous system7 (7.29%)20 (2.85%)
 Haematological25 (26.04%)72 (10.26%)
 Biological markers of B-cell activation64 (66.67%)268 (38.18%)
  • Data are presented as number (%) or mean±SD.