Table 2.
Demographic, clinical, and serological findings in 180 SSc patients.
| Characteristic* | N (%)** |
|---|---|
| Gender: female | 161(89.4) |
| Age >50 | 51(28.3) |
| Diffuse | 95(52.8) |
| Rodnan skin score mean±SD | 10.54±8.80 |
| Duration from non-Raynaud’s symptoms to time of taken radiography mean years±SD | 6.00 5.02 |
| Raynaud’s phenomenon | 164(91.1) |
| telangiectasia/face, hand, lip | 129(71.1) |
| Hand telangiectasia | 100(55.6) |
| Digital ulcer /gangrene | 56(31.1) |
| Calcinosis of wrist and hand on PE | 34(18.9) |
| Flexion contracture on physical examination (¶FTP > 0.9 cm) | 101(55.2) |
| Arthritis on physical examination | 35(19.4) |
| Tendon friction rub | 41(22.8) |
| Muscle atrophy | 60(33.3) |
| Muscle tenderness | 37(20.6) |
| Muscle weakness | 51(28.3) |
| ESR>30 (N=175) | 49 (27.8) |
| CRP>10 (N=176) | 31 (19.1) |
| RF + (N=165) | 31 (18.8) |
| Anti-CCP + (No=141) | 15(11.3) |
| ANA + (N=165) | 153(92.7) |
| Anti-TOPO I (N=154) | 100(64.9) |
| ACA + (N=154) | 16(10.4) |
*
For Characters with missing value Number (No) of available data for analysis were recorded, other characters without missing value the number were not recorded.
**
Number (percentage) for nominal data. Mean standard deviation (SD) for continuous data.
¶
FTP: finger to palm distance