Table legend
*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;