Table 2.
Cause of death in rabbit antithymocyte globulin induced patients
| Cause of death | CSM group | ESW group | P-value |
| n = 13001 (%) | n = 4862 (%) | ||
| Cardiovascular | 410 (3.2) | 97 (2.0) | < 0.0001 |
| Infections | 313 (2.4) | 42 (0.9) | < 0.0001 |
| Malignancy | 148 (1.1) | 55 (1.1) | 0.97 |
| Other causes | 916 (7) | 206 (4.2) | < 0.0001 |
CSM: Chronic steroid maintenance; ESW: Early steroid withdrawal.