Table 1.

Characteristics of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients

Characteristics of patients	SSc patients
Sex: female/male	41/5
Mean age (years)	41 ± 14,2
Mean duration of disease (years)	10,5 ± 6,5
SSc subtype
Diffuse systemic sclerosis	30 (65%)
Limited systemic sclerosis	16 (35%)
Peripheral vascular (inactive Digital ulcers)	7 (15%)
Organ involvement
Lung involvment	25 (57%)
Gastro-intestinal involvement	17 (37%)
Heart involvement	8 (17%)
Kidney involvement	2(4,3%)
Positive rheumatoid factor	12(31%)
Positive antinuclear antibodies	24 (62%)
Antitopoisomerase I	15 (33%)

Values are presented as mean ± SD and n(%)

SSc: systemic sclerosis