Table 2 Prevalence and incidence of SSc in The Netherlands, and prevalence of PH with SSc in The Netherlands
SSc
Survey (N)POEMAS (N)The Netherlands* (N)
Prevalence of SSc34665411488.9 per 100 000 persons
Proportion of total no of patients30.0%57.0%100%
Incidence of SScNA56980.77 per 100 000 persons
Prevalence of PH40561139.9% of patients
  • *The number of patients in The Netherlands was calculated by the addition of the number of patients in the survey (N), generalised to the whole country (N(survey)/7*10) and the POEMAS cases.

  • PH, pulmonary hypertension; SSc, systemic sclerosis.