Table 3 Comparison between clinical features of double positivity SSc specific autoantibody group, and cohort of patients with single autoantibody positivity.

From: Combinations of scleroderma hallmark autoantibodies associate with distinct clinical phenotypes

Double antibody group

Comparator group

Clinical features

Arthritis

ILD

PAH

SRC

Cardiac

Myositis

n

p

n

p

n

p

n

p

n

p

n

p

U1 RNP and ATA

 

6 (29%)

 

15 (68%)

 

1 (9%)

 

0

 

0

 

4 (19%)

 

U1RNP

14 (18%)

1

38 (50%)

0.136

12 (16%)

0.287

1 (1%)

1

2 (3%)

1

12 (16%)

0.744

ATA

28 (10%)

0.025

213 (79%)

0.382

12 (4%)

1

17 (6%)

0.622

20 (7%)

0.378

10 (4%)

0.013

U1RNP and ACA

 

2 (25%)

 

2 (25%)

 

4 (50%)

 

0

 

0

 

3 (37%)

 

U1RNP

14 (18%)

1

38 (50%)

0.267

12 (16%)

0.039

1 (1%)

1

2 (3%)

1

12 (16%)

0.148

ACA

23 (6%)

0.087

43 (11%)

0.233

56 (15%)

0.022

6 (2%)

1

10 (3%)

1

3 (1%)

0.001

U1RNP and ARA

 

0

 

2 (50%)

 

0

 

1 (25%)

 

1 (25%)

 

0

 

U1RNP

14 (18%)

0.311

38 (50%)

1

12 (16%)

1

1 (1%)

0.098

2 (3%)

0.144

12 (16%)

1

ARA

4 (3%)

1

64 (45%)

1

15 (10%)

1

34 (24%)

1

4 (3%)

0.131

5 (3%)

1

U1 RNP and PmScl

 

1 (33%)

 

2 (66%)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

3 (100%)

 

U1RNP

14 (18%)

1

38 (50%)

1

12 (16%)

1

1 (1%)

1

2 (3%)

1

12 (16%)

0.006

PmScl

7 (13%)

1

27 (50%)

1

3 (6%)

1

3 (6%)

1

1 (2%)

1

21 (39%)

0.069

ATA and ACA

 

0

 

3 (75%)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

1 (25%)

 

ATA

28 (10%)

1

213 (79%)

1

12 (4%)

1

17 (6%)

1

20 (7%)

1

10 (4%)

0.153

ACA

23 (6%)

1

43 (11%)

0.006

56 (15%)

1

6 (2%)

1

10 (3%)

1

3 (1%)

0.041

ACA and PmScl

 

1 (25%)

 

1 (25%)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

1 (25%)

 

ACA

23 (6%)

0.227

43 (11%)

0.385

56 (15%)

1

6 (2%)

1

10 (3%)

1

3 (1%)

0.04

PmScl

7 (13%)

0.457

27 (50%)

0.612

3 (6%)

1

3 (6%)

1

1 (2%)

1

21 (39%)

1

ACA and U3RNP

 

0

 

1 (50%)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

ACA

23 (6%)

1

43 (11%)

0.216

56 (15%)

1

6 (2%)

1

10 (3%)

1

3 (1%)

1

U3RNP

3 (6%)

1

12 (24%)

0.456

13 (26%)

1

5 (10%)

1

6 (12%)

1

9 (18%)

1

PmScl and Ku

             

PmScl

7 (13%)

0.268

27 (50%)

1

3 (6%)

1

3 (6%)

1

1 (2%)

1

21 (39%)

1

Ku

1 (20%)

1

2 (40%)

1

0

1

0

1

1 (20%)

1

2 (40%)

1

U1RNP and U3 RNP

             

U1RNP

14 (18%)

1

38 (50%)

0.675

12 (16%)

0.271

1 (1%)

0.142

2 (3%)

0.206

12 (16%)

0.585

U3RNP

3 (6%)

0.084

12 (24%)

0.643

13 (26%)

0.654

5 (10%)

0.511

6 (12%)

0.569

9 (18%)

0.575

ATA and Ku

             

ATA

28 (10%)

0.289

213 (79%)

1

12 (4%)

0.138

17 (6%)

1

20 (7%)

1

10 (4%)

1

Ku

1 (20%)

1

2 (40%)

0.196

0

0.375

0

1

1 (20%)

1

2 (40%)

0.464

  1. Significant p values (< 0.05) are highlighted in bold. ILD (interstitial lung disease), PAH (pulmonary arterial hypertension), SRC (scleroderma renal crisis).