Research Article
Clinical Course, Prognosis, and Cause of Death in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Table 5
Variations in survival times for parameters that are significantly impairing survival indicators compared to the average values of patients.
| | value, when a certain factor is present at the time of pSS diagnosis | value, when a certain factor manifests after the diagnosis of the pSS | Survival time (year) | CI 95% |
| Mean survival time for our patient with pSS | | | 33.71 | | Studied factor | | | | | EGM | 0.001 | NS | 26.949 | 23.907–29.991 | Polyarthritis | <0.001 | NS | 27.554 | 23.844–31.263 | Vasculitis | <0.001 | NS | 7.956 | 6.700–9.213 | Associated disorder | <0.001 | NS | 14.283 | 10.962–17.603 | LPD | <0.001 | NS | 4.000 | 4.000-4.000 | Cryoglobulinemia | NS | 0.010 | 24.112 | 19.899–28.326 |
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CI: confidence interval; NS: nonsignificant.
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