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.