Table 3: Demographics, Work Disability and HAQ-DI Scores in dcSSc vs lcSSc

dcSSc lcSSc OR 95% CI for OR p-Value
 N 26 35 - - -
 Work disabled (n) 65.4% (17) 48.6% (17) 2.00 0.70, 5.69 0.21
 Age 51.65 ± 1.97 52.26 ± 1.69 - - 0.82
 Female sex 73.1% 94.3% 0.16 0.03, 0.87 0.03
 Self-reported disease duration 8.19 ± 1.38 13.19 ± 1.21 0.006
 Less than high school education 19.2% 14.3% 1.43 0.37, 5.56 0.73
 HAQ-DI 1.19 ± 0.13 0.88 ± 0.11 - - 0.09
 HAQ Paina 1.31 ± 0.16 1.39 ± 0.14 - - 0.72
 Self-reported physically demanding workb 54.2% 38.7% 1.87 0.64, 5.51 0.29

P-values provided for dichotomous data were obtained using Fisher’s exact chi-squared tests. Odds ratio (OR) are provided for dcSSc relative to lcSSc. Continuous data were tested using independent t-tests assuming unequal variances.
a Datawere missing for 2 dcSSc, and 2 lcSSc subjects;
b Data were missing for 2 dcSSc, and 4 lcSSc subjects.