Research Article

[Retracted] Eye Sign is an Alternative for Evaluation of the Microcirculation in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of SSc patients.

VariablesSSc (n = 60)Early SScLate SScActive SSc

Age (years)53.26 ± 11.6049.56 ± 9.8754.43 ± 10.5651.18 ± 11.98
Sex (female)35 (58.33)6 (50)19 (63.33)10 (55.55)
Disease duration, months30.73 ± 19.302.17 ± 1.2546.07 ± 9.6024.22 ± 9.99
BMI, kg/m224.21 ± 4.1523.76 ± 3.9824.86 ± 4.9324.17 ± 4.22
Ranaud’s phenomenon (%)51 (85)8 (66.67)28 (93.33)15 (83.33)
Scl type, n (%)
 Diffuse26 (43.33)3 (25)16 (53.33)7 (38.89)
 Limited34 (56.67)9 (75)14 (46.67)11 (61.11)
Autoantibodies, n (%)
 ANA28 (46.7)4 (33.33)17 (56.67)7 (38.89)
 Anti-scl-7021 (35)3 (25)12 (40)6 (33.33)
 Anticentromere16 (26.7)3 (25)9 (30)4 (22.22)
 ACA9 (15)1 (0.08)6 (20)2 (11.11)
 mRSS, mean (SD)15.95 ± 7.244.58 ± 1.5121.23 ± 3.5414.72 ± 4.16
 MSS, mean (SD)11.97 ± 4.604.25 ± 1.1414.67 ± 2.5112.61 ± 2.52
 Score of eye sign25.91 ± 7.5117.08 ± 3.3426.67 ± 4.9829.72 ± 6.29
 Score of NVC7.82 ± 1.825.51 ± 1.868.46 ± 1.288.29 ± 1.32