Systemic sclerosis & Raynaud's
Causes and predictors of death among Finnish patients with systemic sclerosis
Authors' conclusion
The disease itself was the major cause of death among Finnish SSc patients, in both diffuse and limited forms of SSc.
Study context
- Population
- Finnish patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) (ICD-10 code M34) registered 1996–2018 in two university hospitals91 deaths
- Participants
- 313 patients
- Exposure
- Died of SSc vs Died of other causes
- Outcome
- Causes and predictors of death
Methodological detailstwo university hospitals
- Two university hospitals
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Causes of death
SSc was the most common primary cause of death (n)
35
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) was the most common SSc-related cause of death (n)
13
Diffuse SSc patients who died as a result of SSc itself
52%
Limited cutaneous SSc patients who died as a result of SSc itself
33%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Age at death · significantly younger
P = 0.0006
95% CI Died of SSc 61.2-70.1 · Died of other causes 71.5-76.9
Overall survival · 5 and 10 years
- 5-year survival rate
- 88.4%
- 10-year survival rate
- 80.2%
Original publication
Causes and predictors of death among Finnish patients with systemic sclerosis. Scand J Rheumatol. Published 14 May 2024. doi:10.
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