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 |
aAvailable for 40 patients
Abbreviation: SIT, selective immunosuppressive therapy