Table 3.
Increase in odds ratio of adverse events for each additional milligram of corticosteroid dose
| Possible adverse events | Predniso(lo)ne | P value | Budesonide | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | (95% CI) | Odds ratio | (95% CI) | |||
| Combined primary adverse events | 1.08 | 1.06‐1.11 | <.001 | 1.09 | 1.00‐1.20 | .06 |
| Primary adverse event | ||||||
| Cataract | 1.06 | 1.03‐1.10 | <.001 | 1.17 | 1.02‐1.33 | .02 |
| Diabetes | 1.09 | 1.05‐1.12 | <.001 | 0.96 | 0.70‐1.30 | .78 |
| Bone fracture | 1.05 | 1.01‐1.10 | .01 | 1.14 | 1.03‐1.27 | .02 |
Generalised estimated equations, corrected for sex and age at that year.