Table 1

Clinical features of patients with dSSc

PatientAge (years)SexDuration of disease from the first non-Raynaud manifestation (years)ANARaynaudOesophageal dysmotilityTlco (%)FVCLMyocardiopathyPulmonary interstitial fibrosisSkin score29Drug treatment
Tlco %, carbon monoxide transfer factor (ml/mm Hg/min); FVCL, forced vital capacity-L; ANA, antinuclear antibodies; Neg, negative; NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
150F4Neg++321.52+32Nifedipine, Carboprostacyclin
261F9Scl-70++832.3719Nifedipine, NSAIDs
357F10Neg++552.4+15Captopril, Carboprostacyclin
431F6Scl-70++952.91+16Carboprostacyclin
552F4Scl-70++672.5513Nifedipine
673F2Neg++582.81+13Enalapril
743F7Neg++472.02+40Carboprostacyclin, Nifedipine
852F5Scl-70+873.57+14Enalapril
935F6Anticentromere++552.75+46Carboprostacyclin, Nifedipine
1066F10Neg++671.81+22Nifedipine
Mean (SD)52 (13.1)6.3 (2.7)64.6 (19.3)2.47 (0.59)23 (12.06)