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. 2013 Feb 28;144(2):571–577. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2768

Table 2.

—Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Scleroderma

Characteristic Absent, No. (%) Present, No. (%) Missing, No. (%)
Clinical data
 Raynaud phenomenon 0 (0) 64 (100) 0 (0)
 Pitting nail 9 (14) 25 (39) 30 (47)
 Skin sclerosis 33 (52) 29 (45) 2 (3)
 Calcinosis 50 (78) 10 (16) 4 (6)
 Sclerodactyly 10 (16) 53 (83) 1 (2)
 Telangiectasia 15 (23) 49 (77) 0 (0)
 Digital ulcer 31 (48) 31 (48) 2 (3)
 Heartburn 19 (30) 45 (70) 0 (0)
 Dysphagia 32 (50) 31 (48) 1 (2)
 Dysmotility 35 (55) 20 (31) 9 (14)
 Diarrhea 44 (69) 16 (25) 4 (6)
 Myositis 52 (81) 8 (13) 4 (6)
 Hypertension 29 (45) 35 (55) 0 (0)
Laboratory data
 ANA 2 (3) 58 (91) 4 (6)
 Anti-Scl-70 34 (53) 5 (8) 25 (39)
 ACA 26 (41) 21 (33) 17 (26)
Organ Involvement
 CKD 37 (58) 21 (33) 6 (9)
 CHF, systolic 48 (75) 5 (8) 11 (17)
 CHF, diastolic 24 (38) 22 (34) 18 (28)
 PAH 34 (53) 14 (22) 16 (25)
 ILD 45 (70) 19 (30) 0 (0)

ACA = anticentromere antibody; ANA = antinuclear antibody; anti-Scl-70 = antitopoisomerase I; CHF = congestive heart failure; CKD = chronic kidney disease; ILD = interstitial lung disease; PAH = pulmonary arterial hypertension.