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Table 4 Primary causes of death from 1995 to 2015

From: Trends in incidence, mortality, and causes of death associated with systemic sclerosis in Denmark between 1995 and 2015: a nationwide cohort study

A00-B99

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

5%

A31

Sepsis, other

4%

C00-D48

Neoplasms

15%

C34

Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung

4%

I00-I99

Diseases of the circulatory system

19%

I60-I69

Cerebrovascular diseases

3%

I20-I25

Ischaemic heart diseases

4%

I50

Heart failure

4%

J00-J99

Diseases of the respiratory system

24%

J96

Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified

13%

J09-J18

Influenza and pneumonia

7%

K00-K93

Diseases of the digestive system

3%

M00-M99

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

9%

M34

Systemic sclerosis

8%

R00-R99

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

16%

  1. Footnote: Registered primary causes of death among SSc patients dying at any time during the observational period. Only groups ≥3% are specified (due to Danish laws about identifiable data)