Table 3.
Clinical correlations of ScleroID scoresa
| All SSc cases (n = 160) | DcSSc (n = 88) | lcSSc (n = 72) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rho | p | Rho | p | Rho | p | |
| Number of current digital ulcers on hands (currently present in 12 patients) | 0.095 | 0.236 | 0.069 | 0.526 | 0.135 | 0.257 |
| Number of shortened digits (present in 35 patients) | 0.180 | 0.023 | 0.266 | 0.012 | 0.038 | 0.750 |
| Number of digital pitting scars (currently present in 57 patients) | 0.180 | 0.026 | 0.197 | 0.072 | 0.163 | 0.182 |
| DAS28 ESR | 0.358 | < 0.001 | 0.418 | < 0.001 | 0.258 | 0.029 |
| DAS28CRP | 0.441 | < 0.001 | 0.480 | < 0.001 | 0.373 | < 0.001 |
| SDAI | 0.484 | < 0.001 | 0.508 | < 0.001 | 0.426 | < 0.001 |
| CDAI | 0.488 | < 0.001 | 0.518 | < 0.001 | 0.428 | < 0.001 |
| Tender joint | 0.332 | < 0.001 | 0.436 | < 0.001 | 0.193 | 0.104 |
| Swollen joint | 0.173 | 0.029 | 0.160 | 0.139 | 0.182 | 0.126 |
| Modified Rodnan skin score | -0,194 | 0.015 | -0,236 | 0.028 | -0,229 | 0.055 |
| EULAR revised activity score | 0.256 | 0.001 | 0.174 | 0.103 | 0.379 | 0.001 |
| Modified activity score | 0.476 | < 0.001 | 0.502 | < 0.001 | 0.453 | < 0.001 |
| Calculated right ventricular pressure by echocardiography | 0,051 | 0.641 | -0,072 | 0.522 | 0.160 | 0.210 |
| 6-min walk distance | -0,440 | < 0.001 | -0,433 | < 0.001 | -0.443 | < 0.001 |
| HAMIS right | 0.331 | < 0.001 | 0.455 | < 0.001 | 0.163 | 0.170 |
| HAMIS left | 0.282 | < 0.001 | 0.386 | < 0.001 | 0.160 | 0.180 |
| Hand Anatomy Index Right | -0.283 | < 0.001 | -0.350 | < 0.001 | -0.175 | 0.140 |
| Hand Anatomy Index Left | -0.327 | < 0.001 | -0.427 | < 0.001 | -0.183 | 0.122 |
| Number of contractures | 0.185 | 0.020 | 0.260 | 0.015 | 0.090 | 0.449 |
| Manual Muscle Test 8 | -0.457 | < 0.001 | -0.602 | < 0.001 | -0.331 | 0.005 |
| Mouth Handicap in Scleroderma Scale | 0.626 | < 0.001 | 0.568 | < 0.001 | 0.678 | < 0.001 |
| Skin thickness questionnaire | 0.248 | 0.002 | 0.215 | 0.045 | 0.325 | 0.005 |
| Cochin Hand Function Scale | 0.710 | < 0.001 | 0.673 | < 0.001 | 0.753 | < 0.001 |
| qDASH | 0.765 | < 0.001 | 0.797 | < 0.001 | 0.718 | < 0.001 |
| UCLA-GIT | 0.646 | < 0.001 | 0.567 | < 0.001 | 0.740 | < 0.001 |
| VAS pain scale | 0.652 | < 0.001 | 0.624 | < 0.001 | 0.673 | < 0.001 |
| VAS joint paint | 0.573 | < 0.001 | 0.578 | < 0.001 | 0.539 | < 0.001 |
| VAS fatigue scale | 0.651 | < 0.001 | 0.729 | < 0.001 | 0.555 | < 0.001 |
DAS28 ESR Disease Activity Score 28 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, DAS28 CRP Disease Activity 28 Score C-Reactive Protein, SDAI Simplified Disease Activity Index, CDAI Clinical Disease Activity Index, EULAR, HAMIS Hand Mobility in SSc scale, qDASH Quick Questionnaire of the Disability of the Hands, Arms and Shoulders, UCLA-GIT University of California Los Angeles Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium gastrointestinal tract 2.0, VAS Visual analogue scale
aRegarding missing values, different measurements were available in at least 157 cases except for echocardiography, in which the results of a recent investigation were available in 84 cases