Table VI.
Frequency of hypogonadism among patients currently using glucocorticoids compared with patients who had previously used glucocorticoids.
| Hypogonadism, n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatments | Yes, n=26 | No, n=74 | Odds ratio | Confidence interval | P-value |
| Glucocorticoid | 0.11 | 0.03-04 | <0.0001a | ||
| Current user | 23 (40.40) | 34 (59.60) | |||
| Previous user | 3 (7.00) | 40 (93.00) | |||
| Prednisolone PO | 0.12 | 0.01-1.67 | 0.133 | ||
| Current user | 4 (57.10) | 3 (42.90) | |||
| Previous user | 1 (14.30) | 6 (85.70) | |||
| Dexamethasone PO | 0.05 | 0.01-0.42 | <0.0001a | ||
| Current user | 12 (38.70) | 19 (61.30) | |||
| Previous user | 1 (3.10) | 31 (96.90) | |||
| Dexamethasone injection | 1.33 | 0.75-2.34 | 0.444 | ||
| Current user | 1 (25.00) | 3 (75.00) | |||
| Previous user | 0 (0.00) | 5 (100.00) | |||
| Methylprednisolone acetate injection | 0.45 | 1.29-1.56 | 0.208 | ||
| Current user | 4 (44.40) | 5 (55.60) | |||
| Previous user | 3 (20.00) | 12 (80.00) | |||
| Betamethasone acetate injection | 2.40 | 1.22-4.68 | 0.069 | ||
| Current user | 7 (58.30) | 5 (41.70) | |||
| Previous user | 0 (0.00) | 4 (100.00) | |||
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