Medical history of patients who received MP or 6 mg/day dexamethasone
| Comorbidities | |||
| Treatment with SOC | Treatment with MP | P value | |
| Hypertension | |||
| No | 17 (50) | 17 (73) | 0.14 |
| Yes | 17 (50) | 7 (27) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | |||
| No | 30 (88) | 20 (84) | 0.68 |
| Yes | 4 (12) | 4 (16) | |
| Coronary artery disease | |||
| No | 32 (92) | 18 (78.9) | 0.37 |
| Yes | 2 (8) | 6 (21.1) | |
| Atrial fibrillation | |||
| No | 32 (96) | 23 (95) | 1 |
| Yes | 2 (4) | 1 (5) | |
| COPD | |||
| No | 32 (96) | 24 (100) | 1 |
| Yes | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | |
Χ2 tests.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MP, methylprednisolone pulse; SOC, standard of care.