Systemic sclerosis & Raynaud's
Primary versus systemic-sclerosis-associated Raynaud's phenomenon: relationship with clinical and environmental factors
Authors' conclusion
This study revealed differences in lifestyle and preventive health behaviours between SSc-RP and pRP
Study context
- Population
- Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated raynaud's phenomenon (RP) or primary RP
- Participants
- 180 vs 103
- Comparison
- SSc-associated RP vs primary RP
- SSc-RPn = 180
- pRPn = 103reference
- Outcome
- Association of SSc-RP vs pRP with environmental factors, lifestyle habits and clinical setting
Methodological detailsquestionnaire-based, multivariate and/or multivariable analyses
- Questionnaire-based
- Multivariate and/or multivariable analyses
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Factors associated with SSc-RP vs pRP
- Living in urban area
- OR 0.37; P < 0.001
- Computer use
- OR 0.38; P < 0.001
- Contraceptive use
- OR 0.32; P = 0.017
- Habitual alcohol use
- OR 0.35; P = 0.029
- Hepatitis B virus vaccine
- OR 0.09; P = 0.011
- Cold sensitivity
- OR 3.48; P = 0.001
- Lower quality of life
- OR 2.69; P < 0.001
- Finger pain
- OR 3.03; P < 0.001
- Autoimmune hypothyroidism
- OR 3.62; P = 0.007
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Primary versus systemic-sclerosis-associated Raynaud's phenomenon: relationship with clinical and environmental factors. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 25 July 2024. doi:10.
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