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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus patients

From: Atherosclerotic plaques occur in absence of intima-media thickening in both systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus: a duplexsonography study of carotid and femoral arteries and follow-up for cardiovascular events

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)

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation, number (percentage), or median (range).
  2. SLEDAI, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index; SLICC, Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics damage index.