Fig. 2.

Executive cognitive functioning in corticosteroid users in comparison to nonusers. Adjusted mean differences (95% CI) in unique design score between the single-type corticosteroid users, and nonusers as reference (a). The same analyses stratified for subjects with either low or high physical component summary score as proxy for physical QoL (b), and for presence or absence of mood and/or anxiety disorders (c). Analyses are adjusted for age, sex, educational attainment, BMI, smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, cardiovascular diseases, and use of psychotropic drugs.