Baseline Characteristics of the Participants*.

* Plus—minus values are means ±SD. There were no significant differences between groups in baseline characteristics, except for age and sex.† CCP denotes Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide.‡ DAS28-CRP Disease Activity Score for 28-joint counts based on C-reactive protein (in which scores range from 2 to 9, with higher scores indicating more disease activity).§ LH denotes Luteinizing Hormone.¶ FSH denotes Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, Based on detectable FSH values ESR denotes Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate.** NSAIDs denotes Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs.†† DMARDs denotes Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs; MTX Methotrexate; SSZ Sulfasalazine; HCQ Hydroxychloroquine; and LEF Leflunomide.‡‡ Previous failure includes inefficacy or intolerability.Baseline Characteristics of the Participants*.