Patients with SSc with pulmonary fibrosis (n=65) | ||
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Characteristic | With d-Pen (n=25) | Without d-Pen (n=40) |
SSc, systemic sclerosis; d-Pen, d-penicillamine. %VC, percentage vital capacity; %Tlco, percentage carbon monooxidase transfer factor. | ||
Sex (male:female) | 5:20 | 2:38 |
Mean age at onset (years) | 41.6 (15.5) | 44.3 (12.0) |
Type (diffuse:limited) | 18:7 | 21:19 |
Duration of onset—first visit (years) | 6.4 (6.3) | 9.8 (9.6) |
Follow up duration (years) | 3.7 (2.1) | 3.1 (1.7) |
Taking corticosteroid (+:−) | 5:20 | 16:24 |
%VC | 81 (13.7) | 89 (21.9) |
%Tlco | 89 (20.4) | 81 (16.4) |