Table 2. Steroid use and characteristics of children with HSP.

Characteristics			Steroid use, %	P value
Sex				0.024
	Total		56.6
	Male		57.1
	Female		56.1
Age, yr				< 0.001
	0–8		54.5
	9–17		60.1
Hospitalization				< 0.001
	Admitted		77.4
	Out-patient		51.0
Comorbidity
	Intussusception			< 0.001
		Positive	88.9
		Negative	56.5
	Abdominal interventions			0.098
		Positive	76.47
		Negative	56.55
	HSP arthritis			< 0.001
		Positive	77.4
		Negative	56.5

HSP = Henoch-Schӧnlein purpura.