Table 4

Satisfaction of the ACR-EULAR, JPN, AECG and ACR criteria in clinically diagnosed pSS and non-pSS cases

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  • Of the 499 enrolled patients, pSS was diagnosed in 302 patients, whereas pSS was excluded in 197 patients by the physician in charge.

  • ACR-EULAR, American College of Rheumatology (ACR)-European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) classification criteria for pSS; AECG, American-European Consensus Group classification criteria for SS; JPN, The revised Japanese Ministry of Health criteria for the diagnosis of SS; O, satisfaction; pSS, primary SS; SS, Sjögren's syndrome; X, non-satisfaction.