| Age (mean years, SD)
|
57.1 (11.7) |
−0.04 (p = 0.400) |
−0.20 (p<0.001) |
| Female sex (n, %)
|
432 (88.3) |
−0.01 (p = 0.818) |
0.06 (p = 0.220) |
| White (n, %)
|
447 (91.4) |
−0.03 (p = 0.516) |
−0.06 (p = 0.167) |
| Married (n, %)
|
344 (70.3) |
−0.05 (p = 0.306) |
−0.06 (p = 0.205) |
| Above high school education (n, %)
|
227 (46.4) |
0.05 (p = 0.232) |
0.01 (p = 0.839) |
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Disease Characteristics:
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| Disease duration (mean years, SD)
|
10.4 (8.7) |
0.001 (p = 0.977) |
0.01 (p = 0.877) |
| Limited SSc (n, %)
|
323 (71.0) |
0.16 (p = 0.001) |
0.21 (p<0.001) |
| Modified Rodnan Skin Score (0–51) (mean, SD)
|
9.0 (8.7) |
0.24 (p<0.001) |
0.23 (p<0.001) |
| Maximum Skin Scores for Specific Body Areas: |
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| Face (0–3) (mean, SD)
|
0.6 (0.8) |
0.18 (p<0.001) |
0.21 (p<0.001) |
| Right/left hands and right/left fingers (0–3) (mean, SD)
|
1.7 (1.0) |
0.18 (p<0.001) |
0.17 (p<0.001) |
| Right/left upper arms and right/left forearms (0–3) (mean, SD)
|
0.5 (0.8) |
0.20 (p<0.001) |
0.20 (p<0.001) |
| Chest and abdomen (0–3) (mean, SD)
|
0.2 (0.6) |
0.17 (p<0.001) |
0.22 (p<0.001) |
| Right/left thighs (0–3) (mean, SD)
|
0.4 (1.1) |
0.18 (p<0.001) |
0.17 (p<0.001) |
| Right/left lower leg and right/left feet (0–3) (mean, SD)
|
0.6 (0.9) |
0.16 (p<0.001) |
0.11 (p = 0.013) |
| Upper-body telangiectasias |
386 (78.9) |
0.08 (p = 0.080) |
0.11 (p = 0.020) |
| Hyper- and/or hypo-pigmentation |
210 (42.9) |
0.14 (p = 0.002) |
0.18 (p<0.001) |
| Fingertip-to-palm distance (greater of right and left hands)(mean cm, SD)
|
1.0 (1.7) |
0.18 (p<0.001) |
0.16 (p = 0.001) |
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Body Image:
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| Brief-SWAP (mean, SD) |
13.5 (8.8) |
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| Brief-SWAP Dissatisfaction with Appearance Subscale |
8.4 (5.2) |
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0.59 (p<0.001) |
| Brief-SWAP Social Discomfort Subscale |
5.1 (5.1) |
0.59 (p<0.001) |
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