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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with SSc-ILD

From: Association of elevated α-defensin levels with interstitial pneumonia in patients with systemic sclerosis

 

N = 33

 

Gender (Male/Female)

10/23

 

Age (Years)

63

(54–70)

Duration from onset (Months)

36

(10–84)

Smoking (Non/Ex/Current)

22/8/3

 

Auto-antibodies

 Anti-topoisomerase I Ab

17

(52 %)

 Anti-centromere Ab

6

(18 %)

 Anti-RNA polymerase Ab

2

(6 %)

 Anti-Th/To Ab

1

(3 %)

 Anti-RNP Ab

1

(3 %)

 Unknown

6

(18 %)

Coexisting rheumatic disease

 Sjögren's syndrome

4

(12 %)

 Primary biliary cirrhosis

2

(6 %)

 Sarcoidosis

2

(6 %)

 Rheumatoid arthritis

1

(3 %)

 Systemic lupus erythematosus

1

(3 %)

 Polymyositis

1

(3 %)