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. 2007 Feb 6;92(7):585–588. doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.108985

Table 1 Prednisolone dosage and cortisol response in the three groups.

Mean dosage (SD), mg/kg Total mean dose (SD), mg/year Mean duration (SD), years Peak cortisol response, <500 nmol/l Maximum mean response (SD), nmol/l
Prednisolone (P) 0.52 (0.28) 211.5 (49.9) 1.23 (0.36) 10/12 320 (117.9)
P+levamisole 0.27 (0.15) 164.7 (95.8) 1.48 (0.21) 8/11 333 (227.8)
P+ciclosporin 0.41 (0.2) 183.6 (75.2) 1.62 (0.24) 2/9 464 (175.7)
Total group 0.4 (0.22) 186.0 (75.6) 1.43 (0.26) 20/32 372 (179.7)