Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with SSc
| Variables studied (score range) | n (%) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years | 55.82 (12.55) | |
| Gender—number of women | 198 (85.7) | |
| Educational background | ||
| Basic | 22 (9.5) | |
| Professional | 61 (26.4) | |
| Secondary | 95 (41.1) | |
| Higher education | 53 (22.9) | |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban (> 100,000) | 85 (36.8) | |
| Urban (up to 100,000) | 72 (31.2) | |
| Rural | 74 (32.0) | |
| Marital status | ||
| In a relationship/married | 160 (69.3) | |
| Single | 71 (30.7) | |
| Occupational status | ||
| High school student/college student | 7 (3.0) | |
| Employed | 57 (24.7) | |
| Unemployed | 16 (6.9) | |
| Person on the disability allowance/retired | 151 (65.4) | |
| Clinical form systemic sclerosis (SSc) | ||
| lSSc | 114 (49.4) | |
| dSSc | 117 (50.6) | |
| Disease duration in years | 8.39 (8.18) | |
lSSc limited systemic sclerosis, dSSc diffuse systemic sclerosis