Clin Exp Rheumatol 2021 Nov-Dec;39 Suppl 133(6):153-158. Epub 2021 Jun 14.
Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Objectives: The ESSPRI is a validated tool for measuring pain, fatigue and dryness in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). We evaluated its association with disease and non-disease related variables, and its variation though the follow-up.
Methods: We included 130 pSS patients who were interviewed to register demographics, schooling, smoking, menopause, body mass index (BMI), disease duration, use of hormonal replacement, associated sicca drugs, prednisone, immunosuppressors/antimalarials, comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, depression, fibromyalgia and scored the Charlson comorbidity index. Read More