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.