Table 2

Level of activity in each ESSDAI domain at diagnosis

Level of activity at diagnosis (%)
ESSDAI domains (weight factor)Absence (0)Low (1)Moderate (2)High (3)
Constitutional domain (3)958 (91.7)67 (6.4)20 (1.9)*
Lymphadenopathy domain (4)977 (93.5)38 (3.6)7 (0.7)23 (2.2)
Glandular domain (2)778 (74.5)221 (21.1)46 (4.4)*
Articular domain (2)648 (62.0)307 (29.4)78 (7.5)12 (1.1)
Cutaneous domain (3)941 (90.0)8 (0.8)87 (8.3)9 (0.9)
Pulmonary domain (5)976 (93.4)37 (3.5)25 (2.4)7 (0.7)
Renal domain (5)1026 (98.2)12 (1.1)2 (0.2)5 (0.5)
Muscular domain (6)1035 (99.0)5 (0.5)1 (0.1)4 (0.4)
Peripheral nervous system domain (5)999 (95.6)7 (0.7)20 (1.9)19 (1.8)
Central nervous system domain (5)1013 (96.9)1 (0.1)21 (2.0)10 (1.0)
Haematological domain (2)713 (68.2)251 (24.0)58 (5.6)23 (2.2)
Biological domain (1)663 (63.4)233 (22.3)149 (14.3)*
  • *Corresponding domain does not include ‘high’ activity level.

  • ESSDAI, EULAR-Sjögren Syndrome Disease Activity Index.