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Table 3 Demographic and clinical features of the study cohort

From: Multiplex cytokine analysis of dermal interstitial blister fluid defines local disease mechanisms in systemic sclerosis

Disease characteristics

Systemic sclerosis patients

Healthy controls

 

( n= 26)

( n= 10)

Age (years)

55 ± 10

51 ± 14

Female sex

18 (69)

9 (90)

Diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis

20 (77)

 

Disease duration (months)

9 ± 7.9

 

Duration of Raynaud’s (months)

10 ± 1.6

 

Modified Rodnan skin score

18.3 ± 11.24

 

Organ involvement

  

  Oesophageal

69.2

 

  Other gastrointestinal

46.2

 

  Lung

42.3

 

  Muscle

30.8

 

  Joint

11.5

 

  Renal

3.8

 

  Cardiac

7.7

 

Serology

  

  Anti-nuclear antibody positive

100

 

  Anti-RNA polymerase antibody

12

 

  Anti-topoisomerase antibody

38

 

  Anti-centromere antibody

15

 

  Other

35

 
  1. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation, n (%) or percentage.