Table 2.
Change in Markers (Post-Treatment with Methylprednisolone minus Pre-Treatment)
| Marker | Median difference (IQR) |
Total patients |
Increased N (%) |
Decreased N (%) |
p- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRP (mg/dL) | −0.85 (−5.20, 0.08) | 73 | 19 (26.0) | 49 (67.1) | < 0.001 |
| LDH units | −44 (−100.75, 2.25) | 72 | 19 (26.4) | 53 (73.6) | < 0.001 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | −9.00 (−15.74, 0.10) | 66 | 15 (22.7) | 49 (74.2) | < 0.001 |
| Ferritin (ng/ml) | −57.3 (−174.3, 0.4) | 71 | 18 (25.4) | 52 (73.2) | < 0.001 |
| D-dimer (mg/L) | .02 (−0.51, 0.41) | 69 | 30 (43.5) | 36 (52.2) | 0.54 |
| ALC per mL | 542 (169, 1,102) | 75 | 62 (82.7) | 13 (17.3) | < 0.001 |