From: Adjunctive corticosteroid therapy for inpatients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
Characteristic | No corticosteroid | Low-dose corticosteroids | Â | ||
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n = 251 | n = 251 | p value | |||
Patient Characteristics | |||||
Age, years | 49.9 | ±21.6 | 49.6 | ±21.5 | 0.8753 |
Male | 110 | (43.8) | 101 | (40.2) | 0.4695 |
Preexisting comorbid conditions | |||||
 Charlson comorbidity index | 1.25 | ±1.3 | 1.08 | ±1.1 | 0.1921 |
 Congestive heart failure | 30 | (12.0) | 30 | (12.0) | 1.0000 |
 Renal disease | 5 | (2.0) | 3 | (1.2) | 0.7244 |
 Liver disease | 6 | (2.4) | 5 | (2.0) | 1.0000 |
 Diabetes without chronic complications | 27 | (10.8) | 25 | (10.0) | 0.8837 |
 Diabetes with chronic complications | 8 | (3.2) | 6 | (2.4) | 0.7875 |
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 25 | (10.0) | 20 | (8.0) | 0.5324 |
 Bronchial asthma | 103 | (41.0) | 96 | (38.2) | 0.5841 |
 Interstitial lung disease and fibrosis | 12 | (4.8) | 16 | (6.4) | 0.5603 |
 Pleural effusion | 12 | (4.8) | 13 | (5.2) | 1.0000 |
 Aspiration or drainage of pleural effusion | 2 | (0.8) | 2 | (0.8) | 1.0000 |
Pneumonia characteristics | |||||
Parameters of the A-DROP | |||||
 Age (male ≥70 years, female ≥75 years) | 61 | (24.3) | 57 | (22.7) | 0.7523 |
 Dehydration | 40 | (15.9) | 35 | (13.9) | 0.6167 |
 Confusion | 47 | (18.7) | 54 | (21.5) | 0.5043 |
 Respiratory failure | 8 | (3.2) | 9 | (3.6) | 1.0000 |
 Low blood pressure | 29 | (11.6) | 31 | (12.4) | 0.8907 |
Pneumonia severity | |||||
 Mild | 137 | (54.6) | 135 | (53.8) | 0.9527 |
 Moderate | 97 | (38.6) | 100 | (39.8) |  |
 Severe | 13 | (5.2) | 11 | (4.4) |  |
 Extremely severe | 4 | (1.6) | 5 | (2.0) |  |
Other treatments | |||||
Anti-mycoplasmal drug use | |||||
 Macroride | 89 | (35.5) | 94 | (37.5) | 0.7107 |
 Quinolone | 104 | (41.4) | 106 | (42.2) | 0.9279 |
 Tetracycline | 68 | (27.1) | 75 | (29.9) | 0.5531 |
Other supportive drug use | |||||
 Catecholamine | 4 | (1.6) | 4 | (1.6) | 1.0000 |
Interventions | |||||
 Invasive ventilation | 5 | (2.0) | 4 | (1.6) | 1.0000 |
 Non-invasive ventilation | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |  |
Organization characteristics | |||||
Intensive care unit admission | 4 | (1.6) | 5 | (2.0) | 1.0000 |
Academic hospital | 12 | (4.8) | 15 | (6.0) | 0.6931 |
Average number of patients in hospital per day | |||||
 ≤ 200 | 44 | (17.5) | 40 | (15.9) | 0.7962 |
 201–600 | 169 | (67.3) | 176 | (70.1) |  |
 ≥ 601 | 38 | (15.1) | 35 | (13.9) |  |