Table 1.

Demographics and clinical characteristics of the included patients

Sex	Age (years)	Inflammatory disease	Biological DMARD	Conventional DMARD	Steroids
F	44	Psoriatic arthritis	Golimumab	Leflunomide	5 mg prednisolone
F	35	Psoriatic arthritis	Certolizumab pegol	–	–
F	43	Rheumatoid arthritis	Certolizumab pegol	–	5 mg prednisolone
M	46	MCTD	–	Hydroxychloroquine	–
F	39	Rheumatoid arthritis	Etanercept	Leflunomide	–
F	51	Rheumatoid arthritis	–	Sulfasalazine	–
F	65	Spondyloarthropathy	Infliximab	–	–
M	38	Spondyloarthropathy	Etanercept	–	–
F	45	Sarcoidosis	Infliximab	–	15 mg prednisolone
F	33	Rheumatoid arthritis	Certolizumab pegol	–	–
M	84	Giant cell vasculitis	Tocilizumab	–	5 mg prednisolone
F	47	Psoriasis	Ixekizumab	–	–
M	83	Rheumatoid arthritis	Etanercept	–	2.5 mg prednisolone
M	38	Crohn’s disease	Vedolizumab	–	–
F	53	Rheumatoid arthritis	–	Leflunomide	7 mg prednisolone
F	24	Systemic lupus erythematosus	–	Hydroxychloroquine	–
M	42	Psoriasis	Adalimumab	–	–
F	54	Rheumatoid arthritis	Adalimumab	–	–
M	58	Spondyloarthropathy	Secukinumab	–	–
F	51	Psoriasis	Secukinumab	–	–
F	53	Crohn’s disease	Infliximab	–	–
M	61	Psoriasis	Ustekinumab	–	–
M	36	Systemic lupus erythematosus	Belimumab	Hydroxychloroquine	–
F	89	Myositis	–	–	2.5 mg prednisolone
F	49	Multiple sclerosis/Crohn’s disease	–	Azathioprine	–
F	54	Rheumatoid arthritis	Adalimumab	–	–

DMARDs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; MCTD, mixed connective tissue diseases.