Diagnoses in patients followed up for 12 months (numbers of patients)
| Diagnoses | GC | PL | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 69 | 76 | 145 |
| Seronegative spondyloarthropathies including reactive arthritis | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Undifferentiated arthritis | 50 | 47 | 97 |
| Osteoarthritis | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Psoriatic arthritis | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Viral arthritis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| SLE and other connective tissue diseases | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Various (sarcoidosis, CTS, palindromic rheumatism, paraneoplastic arthritis) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome; GC, glucocorticoid; PL, placebo; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.