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Table 1 Descriptive data of patients

From: The reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the Mouth Handicap in Systemic Sclerosis (MHISS) Questionnaire in Arabian systemic sclerosis patients

 

Values

Age

Range

(40–60)

Mean±SD

48.71 ± 5.01

Disease duration

Range

(1–13)

Mean±SD

6.23 ± 3.14

Subtype:

  

  dSSc

No. (%)

18 (47.4%)

  lSSc

No. (%)

20 (52.6%)

Mouth opening (cm)

Range

(2–4)

Mean ± SD

3.07 ± 0.50

Skin score (MRSS)

Range

(9–25)

Mean ± SD

15.23 ± 4.21

HAQ-DI

Range

(0.4–1.7)

Mean ± SD

0.97 ± 0.36

Xerostomia (VAS)

Range

(1–9)

Mean ± SD

3.39 ± 2.09

Total MHISS

Range

(7–19)

Mean ± SD

12.21 ± 3.51

Subscale 1

Range

(4–10)

Mean ± SD

6.15 ± 1.60

Subscale 2

Range

(2–10)

Mean ± SD

4.6 ± 1.90

Subscale 3

Range

(0–4)

Mean ± SD

1.36 ± 1.195

ILD

No. (%)

15 (39.5%)

PAH

No. (%)

9 (23.7%)

Kidney affection

No. (%)

2/38 (0.05%)

Oesophageal affection

No. (%)

17 (44.7%)

Musculoskeletal affection

No. (%)

15 (39.5%)

Raynaud’s phenomenon

No. (%)

38 (100%)

Telangiectasia

No. (%)

10 (26.3%)

Digital ulcer

No. (%)

11 (28.9%)

Hypo and hyper pigmentation

No. (%)

5 (13.2%)

  1. HAQ Health assessment questionnaire, VAS visual analogue scale, dSSc diffuse systemic sclerosis, lSSc localized systemic sclerosis, ILD interstitial lung disease, PAH pulmonary artery hypertension, MHISS Mouth Handicap in Systemic Sclerosis