Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the 604 patients with autoimmune diseases treated with glucocorticoid.
| n = 604(%) | |||
| Females | 358(59.3) | ||
| Mean age (years) | 59.5±16.8 | ||
| BW (kg) | 55.9±10.9 | ||
| Karnofsky score | 79.4±18.3 | ||
| Primary disease | |||
| Rheumatic disease | 313(51.8) | ||
| SLE | 38(6.3) | ||
| MCTD | 10(1.7) | ||
| Polymyositis | 18(3.0) | ||
| Drmatomyositis | 16(2.6) | ||
| Vasculitis | 46(7.6) | ||
| Behçet's disease | 5(0.8) | ||
| Systemic sclerisis | 12(2.0) | ||
| AOSD | 13(2.2) | ||
| Sjögren's syndrome | 6(1.0) | ||
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 136(22.5) | ||
| Autoimmune bullous diseases | 7(1.2) | ||
| Anaphylactoid purpura | 6(1.0) | ||
| Neurological disease | 25(4.1) | ||
| Multiple sclerosis | 4(0.7) | ||
| Myasthenia gravis | 20(3.3) | ||
| CIDP | 1(0.2) | ||
| Gastro-Hepatobiliary disease | 79(13.1) | ||
| Ulcerative colitis | 20(3.3) | ||
| Autoimmune hepatitis | 51(8.4) | ||
| Autoimmune pancreatitis | 4(0.7) | ||
| PBC | 4(0.7) | ||
| Interstitial lung disease | 133(22.0) | ||
| Primary Glomerular disease | 54(8.9) | ||
| Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis | 7(1.2) | ||
| Chronic glomerulonephritis | 18(3.0) | ||
| Nephrotic syndrome | 29(4.8) | ||
| Previous TB | 34(5.6) | ||
| Co-morbidity | |||
| Cardiovascular disease | |||
| CVA | 20(3.3) | ||
| Ischemic heart disease | 25(4.1) | ||
| Hypertension | 128(21.2) | ||
| Arrythmia | 19(3.1) | ||
| Others | 12(2.0) | ||
| Metabolic disease | |||
| Hyperlipidemia | 149(24.7) | ||
| Hyperuricemia | 44(7.3) | ||
| Diabetes | 65(10.8) | ||
| CKD | 32(5.3) | ||
| Antimicrobial prophyraxis | |||
| Isoniazid | 69(11.4) | ||
| Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 138(22.8) | ||
Abbreviations: AOSD;Adult Onset Still's Disease, CIDP;Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, CDK;Chronic kidney disease, CVA;Cerebro-vascular accident, SLE;Systemic lupus erythematosus, MCTD;Mixed connective-tissue disease, PBC;Primary biliary cirrhosis, TB;Tuberculosis Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage).