Characteristic | Systemic sclerosis (n = 90) | Systemic lupus erythematosus (n = 100) |
---|---|---|
Female | 78 (86.7%) | 87 (87%) |
Age (years) | 57.7 ± 14.4 | 48.1 ± 15.1 |
Disease duration (months) | 85.0 ± 96.0 | 69.6 ± 92.0 |
Body mass index | 24.5 ± 4.0 | 25.2 ± 4.7 |
Adipositas, body mass index >30 | 6 (6.7%) | 14 (14%) |
Hypertension | 45 (50%) | 56 (56%) |
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 129.9 ± 23.2 | 130.6 ± 21.5 |
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 75.9 ± 11.5 | 77.6 ± 10.6 |
 Mean number of antihypertensives | 0.8 (0, 4) | 0.9 (0, 6) |
Diabetes | 4 (4.4%) | 6 (6%) |
Pulmonary hypertension | 17 (18.9%) | 3 (3%) |
Coronary heart disease | 10 (11.1%) | 9 (9%) |
Peripheral artery vessel disease | 5 (5.6%) | 2 (2%) |
Nicotine use, current or former | 43 (47.8%) | 53 (53%) |
 Nicotine pack-years | 10.7 ± 19.5 | 10.4 ± 16.2 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 139.2 ± 84.9 | 128.1 ± 69.9 |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 216.5 ± 50.2 | 213.9 ± 59.6 |
Low density lipoprotein (mg/dl) | 125.5 ± 39.2 | 123.7 ± 46.8 |
High density lipoprotein (mg/dl) | 63.7 ± 18.7 | 64.4 ± 17.9 |
Family history of cardiovascular disease | 12 (13.3%) | 16 (16%) |
Mean Rodnan skin score (median, range) | 11 (9, 43) | – |
Mean SLEDAI (median, range) | – | 11 (9, 60) |
Mean SLICC (median, range) | – | 2 (2, 8) |