Comparison of systemic sclerosis survival probabilities and median survival time across ethnicities.
| Probability of Survival | European-descent White | Afro-Caribbean | South Asian | East Asian | Hispanic | Arab | First Nations | Persian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-yr | 98 (97–99) | 97 (92–100) | 95 (90–100) | 99 (96–100) | 96 (89–100) | 100 (100) | 100 (100) | 100 (100) |
| 2-yr | 96 (95–97) | 89 (82–98) | 92 (85– 99) | 97 (94–100) | 96 (89–100) | 100 (100) | 100 (100) | 100 (100) |
| 3-yr | 94 (93–96) | 89 (82–98) | 90 (83–98) | 97 (94–100) | 96 (89–100) | 100 (100) | 87 (67–100) | 100 (100) |
| 4-yr | 91 (89–94) | 88 (79–97) | 88 (80–97) | 94 (89–100) | 96 (89–100) | 100 (100) | 87 (67–100) | 100 (100) |
| 5-yr | 89 (86–91) | 88 (79–97) | 88 (80–97) | 94 (89–100) | 96 (89–100) | 100 (100) | 87 (67–100) | 100 (100) |
| 10-yr | 78 (74–81) | 72 (60–87) | 78 (67–91) | 75 (64–88) | 89 (76–100) | 71 (45–100) | 87 (67–100) | 100 (100) |
| 15-yr | 69 (65–73) | 67 (53–85) | 74 (61–89) | 72 (60–86) | 81 (63–100) | 71 (45–100) | 58 (25–100) | 100 (100) |
| 20-yr | 55 (51–60) | 61 (46–82) | 53 (32–87) | 68 (55–84) | 81 (63–100) | 0.0 (0) | 58 (25–100) | 100 (100) |
| Median survival time, yrs (IQR) | 22 (20–25) | 22 (18–NA) | NA (19–NA) | 43 (NA) | NA (NA) | 15 (8–NA) | NA (11–NA) | NA (NA) |
Values are expressed as % (95% CI) unless otherwise indicated. Survival rates and median survival rates were determined using Kaplan-Meier analyses. NA: not available; IQR: interquartile range.