Table 1: Demographic Factors for Subjects with SSc or Non-Inflammatory MSK Disorders. Given as Percentage (N = Total Num-ber of Subjects who Responded, with Missing Data Excluded)

Scleroderma % (N) Controls % (N) p-value
Respondents 78 (65) 56 (196) 0.0002
Age (mean ±SEM) 56 ± 1.6 58 ± 0.9 0.2
Female gender 88 (57) 82 (160) 0.2