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We examined whether baseline anemia is associated with early mortality and complications. This retrospective matched cohort study identified female adults with a first recorded SSc diagnosis between January 2010 and December 2024 from the TriNetX Research Network. Patients were required to have at least 5 years of pre-index observation without a documented SSc diagnosis. The network comprised 140 healthcare organizations, with approximately 70% of patients in the United States across all 9 census regions and 30% at international sites. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin (Hb) \u22658.0 and &lt;12.0\u2009g\/dL and non-anemia as \u226512.0\u2009g\/dL, measured within \u00b130 days of diagnosis. For the Hb-stratified analysis, the anemia cohort was categorized as Hb \u226510.0 to &lt;12.0\u2009g\/dL or \u22658.0 to &lt;10.0\u2009g\/dL. One-to-one propensity score matching balanced baseline characteristics, and Cox proportional hazards models estimated hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The primary outcome was all-cause mortality during days 31 to 365 among patients surviving the 30-day landmark period; secondary outcomes were sepsis, acute kidney injury, intensive care unit admission, pulmonary fibrosis, and elevated C-reactive protein (\u226510\u2009mg\/L). After matching, 5410 patients remained in each cohort. Baseline anemia was significantly associated with higher 1-year mortality (HR, 2.54; 95% CI, 1.99\u20133.22;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2005&lt;\u2005.001) and with increased risks of sepsis (HR, 3.20; 95% CI, 2.38\u20134.30), acute kidney injury (HR, 2.24; 95% CI, 1.80\u20132.78), intensive care unit admission (HR, 1.92; 95% CI, 1.47\u20132.51), and elevated C-reactive protein (HR, 1.55; 95% CI, 1.37\u20131.74; all\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2005&lt;\u2005.001); no significant association was observed for pulmonary fibrosis (HR, 1.06; 95% CI, 0.96\u20131.17;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2005=\u2005.229). Associations persisted in sensitivity analyses and over 3-year follow-up. Mortality risk showed a graded pattern across Hb strata (Hb \u226510.0\u2013&lt;12.0\u2009g\/dL: HR, 1.66; Hb \u22658.0\u2013&lt;10.0\u2009g\/dL: HR, 3.33). Baseline anemia was associated with increased mortality and acute systemic complications following the first recorded SSc diagnosis; these observational findings warrant prospective validation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/md.0000000000051159","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,16]],"date-time":"2026-10-16T18:01:29Z","timestamp":1792173689000},"page":"e51159","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Association of baseline non-severe anemia with clinical outcomes following the first recorded diagnosis of systemic sclerosis"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"105","author":[{"given":"Yi-Chen","family":"Lai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, 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