Table 3

Estimated risk of death in the 249 SSc patients compared with the general Swedish population

Observed number of deathsSMR95% CI
lSSc253.722.41, 5.32
 Women143.972.17, 6.66
 Men113.461.72, 6.18
dSSc246.064.09, 9.02
 Women115.222.61, 9.34
 Men137.023.74, 12.00
Overall494.593.48, 6.07
 Women254.442.87, 6.34
 Men244.773.21, 7.09
  • SMR: standardised mortality ratio.