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Demographic data and clinical characteristics
Values are presented as mean ± SD or number (%).
RA, rheumatoid arthritis; BCG, bacillus Calmette-Guérin; NA, not applicable; RF, rheumatoid factor; DAS28, Disease Activity Score 28-joint count; PDL, prednisolone; MTX, methotrexate.
