Table 6.
Drugs for treatment of myositis
Drugs | Patients | Controls | Test | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Corticosteroids | 68.5% | 0% | χ2 =56 | <0.001 |
Methotrexate | 31.5% | 0% | χ2 =20 | <0.001 |
Azathioprine | 29.6% | 0% | χ2 =18,8 | <0.001 |
Mycophenolate | 18.5% | 0% | χ2 =11 | <0.001 |
Immunoglobulin | 13.0% | 0% | Fisher | 0.006 |
Cyclosporine | 3.7% | 0% | χ2 =2 | > 0.05 |
Hydroxychloroquine | 3.7% | 0% | Fisher | > 0.05 |
Cyclophosphamide | 1.9% | 0% | Fisher | > 0.05 |
Tocilizumab | 3.7% | 0% | Fisher | > 0.05 |
Rituximab | 9.3% | 0% | Fisher | 0.028 |