Table 1. Clinical Characteristics.
| Overall (N = 960) | English-speaking Patients (N = 739) | French-speaking Patients (N = 221) | p Value | |
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | ||||
| Age in years, mean (standard deviation) | 56.6 (11.5) | 56.3 (11.8) | 57.5 (10.2) | 0.17 |
| Female sex, n (%) | 839 (87.4) | 643 (87.0) | 196 (88.7) | 0.57 |
| Education, n (%): | ||||
| < High school | 461 (48.3)a | 364 (49.6)b | 97 (43.9) | 0.15 |
| ≥ High school | 494 (51.7)a | 370 (50.4)b | 124 (56.1) | |
| Not reported | 5 (0.5)a | 5 (0.7)b | 0 (0.0) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | 672 (70.1)c | 525 (71.1)d | 147 (66.5) | 0.21 |
| Clinical Characteristics | ||||
| Breathing problems (1–10), mean (SD) | 2.0 (2.6) | 1.9 (2.5) | 2.2 (2.8) | 0.20 |
| Physician-rated global disease severity (1–10), mean (SD) | 2.8 (2.2) | 2.7 (2.1) | 3.2 (2.4) | 0.01 |
| Modified Rodnan total skin score, mean (SD) | 9.7 (9.0) | 9.7 (8.9) | 10.0 (9.1) | 0.64 |
| Number of gastrointestinal symptoms, mean (SD) | 3.6 (3.0) | 3.6 (3.0) | 3.8 (3.0) | 0.25 |
| Diffuse SSc, n (%) | 301 (31.4) | 225 (30.4) | 76 (34.4) | 0.28 |
| PHQ-9 Characteristics | ||||
| Score of 10 or higher, n (%) | 202 (21.4)e | 153 (21.1)f | 49 (22.4)g | 0.64 |
| Total Score, mean (SD) | 6.0 (5.3)e | 5.9 (5.3)f | 6.3 (5.5)g | 0.28 |
a
percentage based on n = 955 patients overall.
b
percentage based on n = 734 English-speaking patients.
c
percentage based on n = 959 patients overall.
d
percentage based on n = 738 English-speaking patients.
e
mean based on n = 945 patients overall.
f
mean based on n = 726 English-speaking patients.
g
mean based on n = 219 French-speaking patients.