Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (4): 972-981.DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.04.017
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SHAN Xueyan1,2, HE Jiale1, GUO Zilin1, PANG Fengtao1, LIU Ruihua3, LIU Ying4, JIANG Ping4, JI Wei5, YU Jing6, ZHOU Xinyao1(
), TANG Xiaopo1(
)
Received:2025-07-27
Accepted:2025-11-18
Online:2026-08-15
Published:2026-08-08
Contact:
Prof. ZHOU Xinyao, Prof. TANG Xiaopo, Department of Rheumatology, Guang’anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China. xyz_1102@126.com;Supported by:SHAN Xueyan, HE Jiale, GUO Zilin, PANG Fengtao, LIU Ruihua, LIU Ying, JIANG Ping, JI Wei, YU Jing, ZHOU Xinyao, TANG Xiaopo. Construction of a nomogram for anxiety and depression in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome by combining tongue and pulse characteristics: a cross-sectional study based on a prospective cohort[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2026, 46(4): 972-981.
Figure 1 Research Flowchart ROC: receiver operating characteristic; DCA: decision curve analysis. The flowchart was generated using R version 3.6.3 (R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria).
| Item | Non-anxiety (n = 242) | Anxiety (n = 202) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANA | 199 (82.2) | 163 (80.7) | 0.677 |
| SSA | 165 (68.2) | 151 (74.8) | 0.128 |
| SSB | 72 (29.8) | 76 (37.6) | 0.080 |
| Ro-52 | 149 (61.6) | 148 (73.3) | 0.009a |
Table 1 Comparison of immunological markers between groups of anxiety and non-anxiety patients [n (%)]
| Item | Non-anxiety (n = 242) | Anxiety (n = 202) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANA | 199 (82.2) | 163 (80.7) | 0.677 |
| SSA | 165 (68.2) | 151 (74.8) | 0.128 |
| SSB | 72 (29.8) | 76 (37.6) | 0.080 |
| Ro-52 | 149 (61.6) | 148 (73.3) | 0.009a |
| Item | Non-depression (n =257) | Depression (n =187) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBC (×1012/L) | 5.05±1.91 | 7.75±3.17 | 0.248 |
| RBC (×1012/L) | 4.15±0.53 | 4.08±0.52 | 0.119 |
| Hb (g/L) | 129.72±75.69 | 122.11±15.30 | 0.176 |
| PLT (×109/L) | 213.07±73.34 | 193.81±16.30 | 0.006a |
| ESR (mm/h) | 26.97±22.46 | 29.59±17.30 | 0.226 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 3.36±11.03 | 4.87±18.30 | 0.187 |
| IgG (g/L) | 17.52±6.01 | 26.26±19.30 | 0.205 |
| IgM (g/L) | 1.19±0.73 | 1.34±20.30 | 0.205 |
| IgA (g/L) | 3.10±1.21 | 3.41±21.30 | 0.376 |
| C3 (g/L) | 1.31±4.68 | 1.64±22.30 | 0.595 |
| C4 (g/L) | 0.25±0.11 | 0.34±23.30 | 0.264 |
| ALB(g/L) | 42.46±3.34 | 42.60±24.30 | 0.646 |
Table 2 Comparison of laboratory test results between depression and non-depression patients
| Item | Non-depression (n =257) | Depression (n =187) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBC (×1012/L) | 5.05±1.91 | 7.75±3.17 | 0.248 |
| RBC (×1012/L) | 4.15±0.53 | 4.08±0.52 | 0.119 |
| Hb (g/L) | 129.72±75.69 | 122.11±15.30 | 0.176 |
| PLT (×109/L) | 213.07±73.34 | 193.81±16.30 | 0.006a |
| ESR (mm/h) | 26.97±22.46 | 29.59±17.30 | 0.226 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 3.36±11.03 | 4.87±18.30 | 0.187 |
| IgG (g/L) | 17.52±6.01 | 26.26±19.30 | 0.205 |
| IgM (g/L) | 1.19±0.73 | 1.34±20.30 | 0.205 |
| IgA (g/L) | 3.10±1.21 | 3.41±21.30 | 0.376 |
| C3 (g/L) | 1.31±4.68 | 1.64±22.30 | 0.595 |
| C4 (g/L) | 0.25±0.11 | 0.34±23.30 | 0.264 |
| ALB(g/L) | 42.46±3.34 | 42.60±24.30 | 0.646 |
Figure 3 ROC curves and AUC for Nomogram A A: calibration curves for Nomogram A; A1: training cohort; A2: validation cohort; B: decision curve analysis for Nomogram A; B1: training cohort; B2: validation cohort; C: receiver operating characteristic curves for Nomogram A; C1: training cohort; C2: validation cohort; Nomogram A was developed to predict anxiety. The training cohort included 324 patients and was used for model development, and the validation cohort included 120 patients and was used for model validation. Calibration curves were used to evaluate agreement between predicted and observed probabilities. Decision curve analysis was used to assess clinical net benefit across a range of threshold probabilities. Receiver operating characteristic curves and the corresponding areas under the curves were used to evaluate model discrimination. The diagonal line in the calibration plots represents perfect calibration; the “All” and “None” lines in the decision curves represent the assumptions that all or no patients would experience the outcome, respectively. AUC: area under the curve; DCA: decision curve analysis; ROC: receiver operating characteristic.
Figure 4 ROC curves and AUC for Nomogram B A: calibration curves for Nomogram B; A1: training cohort; A2: validation cohort; B: decision curve analysis for Nomogram B; B1: training cohort; B2: validation cohort; C: receiver operating characteristic curves for Nomogram B; C1: training cohort; C2: validation cohort. Nomogram B was developed to predict depression. The training cohort included 324 patients and was used for model development, and the validation cohort included 120 patients and was used for model validation. Calibration curves were used to evaluate agreement between predicted and observed probabilities. Decision curve analysis was used to assess clinical net benefit across a range of threshold probabilities. Receiver operating characteristic curves and the corresponding areas under the curves were used to evaluate model discrimination. The diagonal line in the calibration plots represents perfect calibration; the “All” and “None” lines in the decision curves represent the assumptions that all or no patients would experience the outcome, respectively. AUC: area under the curve; DCA: decision curve analysis; ROC: receiver operating characteristic.
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