An International, Web-Based, Prospective Cohort Study to Determine Whether the Use of ACE Inhibitors prior to the Onset of Scleroderma Renal Crisis Is Associated with Worse Outcomes—Methodology and Preliminary Results
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of cohort (N = 76).
Mean (SD) age, years (SD)
53.3 (12.4)
Women, (%)
52 (68.4)
Ethnic groups, (%)
White
55 (72.4)
Black
12 (15.8)
Asian
4 (5.3)
Hispanic
3 (4.0)
Native American
2 (2.6)
Disease subsets, (%)
Diffuse disease
52 (68.4)
Limited disease
19 (25.0)
Sine scleroderma
5 (6.6)
Disease duration (since first non-Raynaud’s symptom)
