Table 2: Laboratory and ultrasound parameter.

Parameter Total
(n = 225) 		Group 1
(n = 26) 		Group 2
(n = 130) 		Group 3
(n = 24) 		Group 4
(n = 45)
ESR n = 211 n = 24 n = 122 n = 22 n = 43
T0 mean. 34,9 27,5 37,0 27,3 37,1
± Std 25,1 21,8 25,8 21,4 26,0
n = 202 n = 22 n = 121 n = 21 n = 38
T1 mean. 24,1 25,9 25,0 23,5 20,7
± Std 19,1 17,0 20,2 18,8 15,2
n = 202 n = 23 n = 120 n = 22 n = 37
T2 mean. 24,6 25,8 26,2 21,1 20,4
± Std 44,5 15,0 56,2 19,6 15,2
n = 213 n = 25 n = 125 n = 22 n = 41
T3 mean. 20,0 21,6 20,0 18,0 19,9
± Std 17,0 11,4 17,9 14,8 18,6
DAS28 n = 216 n = 24 n = 125 n = 23 n = 44
T0 mean. 4,69 4,03 5,05 3,76 4,56
± Std 1,41 0,945 1,48 1,08 1,19
n = 210 n = 26 n = 120 n = 23 n = 41
T1 mean. 3,52 2,89 3,63 3,76 3,62
± Std 1,32 0,994 1,36 1,08 1,28
n = 218 n = 26 n = 125 n = 24 n = 43
T2 mean. 3,41 2,95 3,47 3,33 3,57
± Std 1,20 0,985 1,31 0,989 1,02
n = 219 n = 25 n = 128 n = 23 n = 43
T3 mean. 3,14 3,08 3,14 3,08 3,22
± Std 1,34 0,883 1,34 1,30 1,59
GSUS sum score n = 206 n = 26 n = 121 n = 22 n = 37
T0 mean. 5,33 5,27 4,98 6,23 6,00
± Std 2,97 3,03 2,84 3,18 3,10
n = 209 n = 25 n = 120 n = 23 n = 41
T1 mean. 3,08 2,72 3,08 4,04 2,73
± Std 2,74 2,88 2,76 2,82 2,51
n = 209 n = 26 n = 120 n = 21 n = 42
T2 mean. 2,45 2,19 2,46 2,57 2,52
± Std 2,48 3,09 2,40 2,16 2,53
n = 220 n = 26 n = 126 n = 24 n = 44
T3 mean. 2,09 2,04 2,06 2,25 2,11
± Std 2,45 2,82 2,46 2,33 2,67

Group 1: no GC administration, Group 2 only systemic GC, Group 3 only intraarticular GC, Group 4 both intraarticular and systemic GC.