Table 5.
Adherence to medication predicts 6-month steroid-free remission rates (using Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann–Whitney) test with steroid-free remission as dependent variable and adherence rate as independent variables).
| Steroid-free remission group | Steroid use relapse group | Z | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median adherence rate% (IQR) | n of observations | Median adherence rate% (IQR) | n of observations | |||
| Immunomodulators | 90 (62 to 90) | 150 | 57 (42 to 85) | 10 | −2.56 | 0.01 |
| 5ASA | 82 (49 to 100) | 64 | 48 (41 to 79) | 8 | −1.34 | 0.18 |
| Biologics | 100 (83 to 100) | 79 | 71 (70 to 71) | 1 | −1.6 | 0.11 |
| Combined all 3 drugs | 86 (67 to 100) | 198 | 53 (42 to 85) | 15 | −2.67 | 0.008 |
| Blood work | 67 (42 to 96) | 232 | 67 (50 to 100) | 18 | 0.72 | 0.47 |