Table 3.

Crude and adjusted change in mean RVSP.

ßCrude (95% CI)pßAdjusted* (95% CI)p
Telangiectasia score (per 10-point increase)10.8(4.5, 17.2)0.00110.9(3.6, 18.3)0.004
Age (per 10 yrs)4.0(1.8, 6.1)< 0.0012.0(−0.5, 4.6)0.12
Race/ethnicity**0.560.55
  Black−2.3(−10, 5.5)3.6(−4.1, 11.3)
  Hispanic−18.9(−44.5, 6.7)−16.1(−40.0, 7.8)
  Asian/Pacific Islander−5.1(−20.1, 9.9)3.1(−11.6, 17.7)
  Mid-East/Arabian−10.6(−46.7, 25.4)−5.6(−39.9, 28.7)
Scleroderma subtype (diffuse vs limited)−6.1(−12.1, −0.1)0.047−1.8(−8.6, 4.9)0.59
Scleroderma disease duration (per 10 yrs)3.3(−0.2, 7.0)0.07−0.5(−4.5, 3.6)0.81
Autoantibody status
  Anticentromere5.8(−1.4, 12.9)0.114.0(−3.7, 11.7)0.31
  Anti-Scl 70−0.1(−7.4, 7.3)0.994.8(−2.5, 12.1)0.19
  Anti-RNP5.6(−3.9, 15.1)0.258.6(−1.0, 18.2)0.08
Smoking history0.020.26
  Former vs never8.7(2.3, 15.1)5.0(−1.7–11.7)
  Current vs never−0.6(−10.0, 8.7)−1.9(−11.3, 7.4)
  • * Adjusted model includes telangiectasia score, age, race, scleroderma subtype, disease duration, autoantibody status and smoking status.

  • ** White (reference). RVSP: right ventricular systolic pressure; CI: confidence interval; Scl: scleroderma; RNP: tktktktk.