Baseline demographic data and duration of follow up in all the patients with severe systemic sclerosis (SSc) treated by autologous peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) or bone marrow (n = 2) transplantation with at least 6 months’ follow up and reported by centres from nine European countries to the EBMT/EULAR registry between August 1996 and August 2002
| Demographic characteristic | Cohort data |
|---|---|
| Total patient number | 57 |
| Age (years), median (range) | 40 (9.1–68.7) |
| Sex (F/M) | 47/10 |
| Disease pattern | 50 diffuse/4 limited/3 not specified |
| Disease duration (months), median (range) | 36 (2.2–159.4) |
| Duration of follow up (months), median (range) | 20 (0.3–81.1) |