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Table 3 Data of erythrocyte sedimentation rate and Schirmer test results in the included studies

From: Is hydroxychloroquine effective in treating primary Sjogren’s syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Year

Region

Outcomes

Hydroxychloroquine

Placebo

N

Mean difference

sd

N

Mean difference

sd

Yoon C.H et al.

2016

Korea

ESR

11

-3.64

19.30

15

1.73

11.75

Schirmer test

11

-1.45

4.31

15

-0.80

2.89

Gottenberg J.E et al.

2014

France

ESR

44

-4.0

22.3

48

3.7

15.5

Schirmer test

37

2.14

8.83

36

0.62

7.50

Kruize A.A et al.

1993

Netherlands

ESR

8

-10.3

17.1

6

-0.9

25.5

Schirmer test

8

-1.6

9.4

6

0.3

7.6

  1. Abbreviations: ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate