Table 1 Demographic details of participants.
Full cohort | Biopsy subset | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients (n = 31) | HC (n = 27) | Patients (n = 10) | HC (n = 10) | |
Age | ||||
Mean (SD) years | 62 (11) | 50 (9) | 53 (12) | 53(12) |
Gender | ||||
Female, n (%) | 21 (68) | 17 (63) | 7 (70) | 7 (70) |
SSc duration (years) | ||||
Mean (SD) | 16 (10) | N/A | 11 (9) | N/A |
Raynaud’s phenomenon duration (years)* | ||||
Mean (SD) | 24 (16) | N/A | 13 (11) | N/A |
Skin score | ||||
0 | 19 | N/A | 3 | N/A |
1 | 5 | 3 | ||
2 | 4 | 3 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | ||
SSc subtype | ||||
Limited cutaneous SSc, n(%) | 8 (26) | N/A | 4 (40) | N/A |
Diffuse cutaneous SSc, n(%) [Le Roy] | 23 (74) | 6 (60) | ||
