Table 1.

Steroid regimens for the first presentation and infrequent relapse of nephrotic syndrome

		First presentation	Infrequent relapse
Duration of daily steroids	6 weeks	42 (91%)	3 (7%)
	4 weeks	2 (4%)	1 (2%)
	Based on absence of proteinuria	2 (4%)	40 (91%)
Duration of alternate day steroids	6 weeks	42 (93%)	24 (56%)
	4 weeks	3 (7%)	18 (42%)
	Other	0 (0%)	1 (2%)
Maximum dose of daily steroids	100 mg	1 (2%)
	80 mg	33 (80%)
	60 mg	7 (17%)
Maximum dose of alternate day steroids	100 mg	1 (2%)
	80 mg	18 (44%)
	60 mg	15 (37%)
	55 mg	1 (2%)
	50 mg	2 (5%)
	40 mg	4 (10%)