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Table 5 Clinical complications

From: The effectiveness and safety of corticosteroid therapy for IgA nephropathy with crescents: a prospective, randomized, controlled study

Adverse events

PPS

SS

1–2-3(n = 34)

1–3-5(n = 34)

P1

1–2-3(n = 36)

1–3-5(n = 38)

P2

Steroid diabetes, n(%)

2 (5.88%)

0

0.493

3 (8.33%)

1 (2.63%)

0.351

Upper respiratory tract infection, n(%)

0

1 (2.94%)

1.000

0

2 (5.26%)

0.494

Pneumonia, n(%)

1 (2.94%)

0

1.000

1 (2.78%)

2 (5.26%)

1.000

Herpes zoster, n(%)

0

1 (2.94%)

1.000

0

1 (2.63%)

1.000

All, n(%)

3 (8.82%)

2 (5.88%)

1.000

4 (11.11%)

6 (15.79%)

0.737

  1. P1 value for PPS, P2 value for SS