Table 1 Demographics of patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma).

Sex	n (%)
Female	48 (65)
Male	26 (35)
No of years from diagnosis to death
<1	21 (28)
1–5	26 (35)
6–10	9 (12)
11–15	8 (11)
>15	3 (4)
Unknown	7 (9)
Race
African‐American	28 (38)
White	45 (61)
Hispanic	1 (1)
Age at death (years)
0–9	0 (0)
10–19	2 (3)
20–29	7 (9)
30–39	11 (15)
40–49	21 (28)
50–59	14 (19)
60–69	9 (12)
70–79	8 (11)
80–89	1 (1)
Unknown	1 (1)