Table 3.

Simple linear correlations between neutrophils, lymphocytes, and hemoglobin level platelet counts and clinical index of patients with pSS.

VariablesNeutrophilLymphocytesHemoglobinPlatelet
rhoprhoprhoprhop
ESSPRI−0.0570.547−0.1420.135−0.2500.0070.1080.254
ESSDAI−0.0940.325−0.1800.058−0.1560.102−0.1430.135
Ocular index
  OSDI−0.0550.5730.0030.9740.0490.6180.1780.068
  OSS by SICCA−0.204*0.041−0.230*0.020−0.1060.290−0.1210.229
  TBUT0.1750.0910.1710.097−0.0230.8250.1300.210
  Schirmer I test0.1090.2750.0610.5430.1170.2410.0930.348
Oral index
  Xerostomia inventory−0.0190.840−0.0630.506−0.1640.0840.0380.690
  Unstimulated salivary flow rate0.1190.2470.1350.1910.1040.3130.1330.198
  • * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). pSS: primary Sjögren syndrome; EULAR: European League Against Rheumatism; ESSPRI: EULAR Sjögren’s Syndrome Patient Reported Index; ESSDAI: EULAR Sjögren’s syndrome disease activity index; OSDI: Ocular Surface Disease Index; OSS: ocular stain score; SICCA: Sjögren’s International Collaborative Clinical Alliance; TBUT: tear film breakup time.