Table 3 Clinical features of autopsy samplesa
Patient characteristics | Patients | Controls |
|---|---|---|
Caucasian males, n | 0 | 2 |
Caucasian females, n | 5 | 2 |
African-American males, n | 1 | 0 |
African-American females, n | 1 | 0 |
Smokers, n | 1 | 0 |
Former smokers, n | 1 | 0 |
Mean age ± SD (range) | 53.6 ± 11.4 (38 to 65) | 51.3 ± 22.4 (23 to 77) |
Disease: limited cutaneous, n | 5 | Not applicable |
   Diffuse cutaneous, n | 2 | Not applicable |
   Overlap, n | 0 | Not applicable |
Pulmonary involvement (ILD), n (%) | 7 of 7 (100%) | Not applicable |
GI involvement, n (%) | 5 of 7 (71.4%) | Not applicable |
Cardiac involvement, n (%) | 5 of 7 (71.4%) | Not applicable |
Renal involvement, n (%) | 1 of 7 (14.3%) | Not applicable |