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. 2012 Oct 2;184(14):E751–E757. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.120430

Table 4:

Adverse events reported during the study*

Adverse event Group; no. of patients p value
Prednisolone
n = 88
Placebo
n = 86
First week
Gastric complaint 11/86 8/84 0.5
Diarrhea 14/86 10/85 0.4
Increased appetite 14/86 7/84 0.1
Mood disturbance 13/83 15/85 0.7
Sleep disturbance 24/85 28/86 0.5
Second week
Gastric complaint 7/88 5/85 0.6
Diarrhea 12/87 8/86 0.4
Increased appetite 8/87 3/85 0.1
Mood disturbance 9/88 11/84 0.6
Sleep disturbance 12/87 15/85 0.5
*

Two serious adverse events not related to drug use were reported: 1 hospital admission for anemia on day 49 of the study in the placebo group and 1 hospital admission for wasp sting–induced anaphylaxis on day 28 of the study in the prednisolone group.

χ2 test.