Demographic and baseline characteristics

(n = 99)

Age, Mean ± SD

36.64 ± 10.73

Duration (years)

4.41 ± 2.89

Gender

Female

90 (90)

Male

9 (9)

CTD

RA

55 (55)

SLE

32 (32)

MCTD

5 (5)

Behcet’s

2 (2)

AS

2 (2)

Sjogr

1 (1)

Ploymyositis

1 (1)

SSc

1 (1)

ESR, Mean ± SD

41.68 ± 32.76

HTN

13 (13)

Immune profile, n (%)

ANA positivity; RA (n = 55)

46 (84)

ANA; Anti-dsDNA positivity; SLE (n = 32)

26 (81)