Table 1 Characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis at the time of capsule endoscopy.

From: Capsule endoscopy findings reflect the gastrointestinal conditions of patients with systemic sclerosis

Variables

Total, n = 65

Types

P-values

dcSSc, n = 31

lcSSc, n = 34

Female

61 (94)

30 (97)

31 (91)

0.3363

Mean age (y. o.)

64.3 [36–81]

63.4 [36–80]

65.2 [37–81]

0.2663

Abdominal surgery history (+)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Medication

Anti-platelet drugs

8 (12)

3 (10)

5 (15)

0.5353

NSAIDs

10 (15)

3 (10)

7 (21)

0.2168

Chief complaint

Abdominal symptoms

18 (28)

8 (26)

10 (29)

 

OGIB

14 (22)

6 (19)

8 (24)

 

No symptoms

33 (50)

17 (55)

16 (47)

 

mRSS

11.1 [0–43]

16.5 [0–43]

7.3 [0–12]

0.0015

Telangiectasia

18 (28)

9 (29)

9 (26)

0.8177

Disease duration (month)

64.1 [7–192]

53.5 [7–131]

73.8 [8–192]

0.0598

  1. Patients were stratified according to the SSc subclassification. Data are shown as frequencies (percentages) or means, as appropriate.
  2. SSc: systemic sclerosis, dcSSc: diffuse cutaneous SSc, lcSSc: limited cutaneous SSc, NSAIDs: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, OGIB: obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, mRSS: modified Rodnan’s total skin thickness score.
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