Table 2.
Distribution of responses to corticosteroids (steroids) by race, age, and gender.
|
Response to steroids |
N (%) N = 110 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Total | SS | 73 (64%) |
| SR | 41 (36%) | |
| Whites | SS | 63 (70%) |
| SR | 27 (30%) | |
| Blacks | SS | 5 (26%) |
| SR | 14 (74%) | |
| Age <8 | SS | 60 (71%) |
| SR | 24 (29%) | |
| Age >8 | SS | 12 (40%) |
| SR | 18 (60%) | |
| Males | SS | 44 (75%) |
| SR | 15 (25%) | |
| Females | SS | 28 (51%) |
| SR | 27 (49%) |
Steroid resistance (SR) was specifically associated with the black race (fisher exact, p-value = 0.0006), the age of 8 years or above at presentation (Fisher exact, p = 0.004), and female sex (Fisher exact, p = 0.01). SS, steroid-sensitive.