Table 4 Response to steroid treatment before SIT and outcomes
Covariate | Improvement with steroid before SIT N = 38 | No improvement with steroid before SIT N = 41 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Multiple hospitalization, No. (%) | 12 (38) | 23 (64) | 0.051 |
Failed steroid tapering after SIT, No. (%) | 8 (21) | 20 (50) | 0.010 |
Overall duration of steroids, mean days (SD) | 63 (40) | 113 (45) | < 0.001 |
Duration of hospitalization, mean days (SD) | 9 (6) | 17 (11) | 0.001 |
Duration of symptoms, mean days (SD) | 25 (26) | 83 (42) | < 0.001 |
Number of steroids tapering attempts, No. (%) | 0.014 | ||
1 | 24 (63) | 11 (28) | |
2–4 | 14 (37) | 29 (73) | |
Endoscopic remission, No. (%) | 10 (67) | 13 (65) | 1.000 |
Histologic remission, No. (%)a | 11 (73) | 13 (52) | 0.318 |
Recurrent IMC, No. (%) | 5 (13) | 11 (27) | 0.166 |