Table 1.

Percentage of patients in each level of each variable of interest within clinical subtype of scleroderma (SSc) and nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NCV) pattern.

		Level		Clinical Subtype			NVC Patterns
		N	(%)	Limited, lSSc %	Diffuse, dSSc, %	p^*	Early/Active, %	Late, %	p^*
Age, yrs	≤ 49	13	42	35	50		38	50
Age, yrs	50+	18	58	65	50	0.481	62	50	0.701
Age at onset, yrs	≤ 39	13	42	35	50		33	60
Age at onset, yrs	40+	18	58	65	50	0.481	67	40	0.247
Duration, yrs	≤ 9	18	58	65	50		67	40
Duration, yrs	10+	13	42	35	50	0.481	33	60	0.247
Modified Medsger’s Index	≤ 7	16	52	76	21		67	20
Modified Medsger’s Index	8+	15	48	24	79	0.004	33	80	0.023
TA score	≤ 2	20	64	82	43		81	30
TA score	3+	11	36	18	57	0.031	19	70	0.013
DC pattern, reticular	≤ 1	20	64	76	50		76	40
DC pattern, reticular	2+	11	36	24	50	0.153	24	60	0.106
DC pattern, spot	≤ 1	23	74	64	86		71	80
DC pattern, spot	2+	8	26	36	14	0.240	29	20	0.690
Dermoscopic Index^†	≤ 0	18	58	76	36		76	20
Dermoscopic Index^†	1+	13	42	24	64	0.033	24	80	0.006

↵* Fisher’s exact test, 2-tailed; p < 0.05 are in bold type.
↵† Difference between the number of reticular and spot lesions. TA score: categorical score telangiectases; DC: dermoscopic.