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*manifested during the course of the disease; ^dose range 2.5-15 mg daily,
# combination of either GC and antimalarial, GC and MTX, GC-MTX and antimalarial
Abbreviations M: median, IQR: interquartile range, GC: glucocorticoids, MTX: methotrexate; ANA: antinuclear antibodies; Anti-dsDNA: anti-double stranded DNA; RF: rheumatoid factor; Anti-SSA/SSB: anti-Sjögren’s syndrome-related antibody A, B; Anti-RNP: anti-ribonucleoprotein; aPL: antiphospholipid antibodies, ^mostly anti-cardiolipin;