Table 3 1-year mortality rates in SSc patients stratified by age and sex, compared with the background population

20–39

0.05 (0.05–0.05)

0.63 (0.20–1.95)

13.4

≤3

0.06 (0.06–0.06)

0.93 (0.13–6.57)

14.9

0.03 (0.03–0.03)

0.54 (0.14–2.17)

18

40–49

0.17 (0.17–0.18)

1.97 (1.02–3.78)

11.6

9

0.21 (0.20–0.21)

3.53 (1.32–9.40)

17.0

0.14 (0.14–0.14)

1.45 (0.60–3.49)

10.7

50–59

0.47 (0.47–0.48)

3.19 (2.10–4.85)

6.8

22

0.56 (0.55–0.56)

6.37 (3.31–12.24)

11.4

0.38 (0.38–0.39)

2.38 (1.38–4.09)

6.2

60–69

1.19 (1.18–1.19)

5.99 (4.30–8.35)

5.0

35

1.39 (1.39–1.40)

6.05 (3.25–11.24)

4.4

0.98 (0.97–0.98)

5.97 (4.04–8.84)

6.1

70–79

3.16 (3.15–3.17)

14.63 (11.24–19.06)

4.6

55

3.72 (3.70–3.74)

21.90 (13.97–34.34)

5.9

2.67 (2.65–2,68)

12.45 (8.98–17.27)

4.7

80–100

9.45 (9.43–9.48)

33.15 (23.44–46.88)

3.5

32

9.74 (9.70–9.78)

64.61 (34.76–120.08)

6.6

9.27 (9.24–9.30)

27–14 (17.87–41.22)

2.9