Table 3

Correlations between objective and subjective clinical dry eye scores and levels of autoantibodies in serum and tear fluid of SS patients

Anti-Ro/SSAAnti-La/SSB
SerumTearSerumTear
r, Spearman correlation coefficient; ns, not significant.
Schirmer I test r −0.39−0.05−0.40−0.34
p0.04ns0.03ns
Tear break up time r 0.280.190.19−0.15
pnsnsnsns
Rose bengal staining r 0.310.340.070.44
pnsnsns0.02
Dry eye symptom score r 0.420.310.480.56
p0.02ns0.010.002