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• Scleroderma typically strikes between the ages of 25 and 55. • In 95 percent of cases, scleroderma begins with Raynaud Phenomenon (hands and feet abnormally sensitive to cold).
RESULTS. Overall, 2084 (91%) patients developed SSc prior to age 65; whereas 216 (9%) were ≥65 years. Late-age onset patients had a significantly higher proportion of anti-centromere antibodies (42% vs 27%; p=0.001) compared to younger-age onset.
Scleroderma may occur at any age, but the symptoms most frequently begin in mid-life (25-45). The diffuse and limited forms of scleroderma are very rare in children. The disease is about 4 times more common in women than men. There seems to be a relatively weak genetic link with scleroderma. Close order relatives of an
It is estimated that there are over 6000 people with systemic scleroderma in Australia. Statistically, approximately three to four times more women than men develop the condition. Scleroderma is found in every age group from infants to the elderly, but its onset is most frequent between the ages of 25 to 55.
9 sty 2023 · The five-year survival rate (that is, patients who are still alive 5 years following diagnosis) among patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis is about 84%. Five-year survival among patients with limited skin (cutaneous) systemic sclerosis is high — over 90%.
The majority of SSc patients develop initial clinical symptoms between the age of 40 to 50 years [3, 4]. However, there is a very broad range of disease onset and also much younger and older patients can develop SSc [3, 5].
1 sty 2011 · Mortality from scleroderma increases with age. In one large epidemiologic study of mortality from scleroderma in the USA, the death rate in women was the highest in the age group 65–74 years at 21.3 per million and in men aged 75–84 years at 7.5 per million.
