Table 1: Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) Patients

All dcSSc lcSSc p Value

N 50 39 11

Sex, F:M 45:5 34:5 11:0 0.079

Mean ± SD age, years 48.7 ± 10.3 50.1±10.4 43.9±8.6 0.573

Mean ± SD duration of disease, years
- duration from onset 7.1±4.4 6.8±4.6 8.1±4.0 0.408
- duration from Dx 5.8±4.4 5.6±4.6 6.8±3.6 0.429

Telangiectasia (%) 14 15.4 9.1 1.0

Pulmonary fibrosis (%) 68 66.7 72.7 1.0

Poikiloderma (%) 50 56.4 27.3 0.171

Pulmonary hypertensiona(%) 12.5 12.8 1.1 0.578

Sclerodactyly (%) 84 89.7 63.6 0.059

Digital pitting scar (%) 72 84.6 27.3 0.001

Dysphagia (%) 38 41.0 27.3 0.498

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (%) 34 28.2 54.5 0.151

Myositis (%) 10 7.7 18.2 0.301

Arthritis (%) 22 17.9 36.4 0.229

Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) (%) 100 100 100 1.0

Anti-Scl70 (%) 68 84.6 9.1 <0.001

Anti-centromere (%) 2 0 9.1 0.220

Anti-RNP (%) 32 23.1 63.6 0.024

Anti-SSA (%) 34 30.8 45.5 0.475

Anti-SSB (%) 6 5.1 9.1 0.534

a Echocardiography was not performed in 2 lcSSc patients.