Malnutrition Is Common in Systemic Sclerosis: Results from the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Database

OBJECTIVE: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem disease associated with significant morbidity and increased mortality. Little is known about nutritional status in SSc. We investigated the prevalence and demographic and clinical correlates of nutritional status in a large cohort of patients with SSc. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional multicenter study of patients (n = 586) from the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Registry. Patients …