Table 2.

Description of corticosteroid used in the SCU group (N = 514).

Medication variables	Median [IQR] or n (%)
Systemic corticosteroids prescribed
Methylprednisolone	478/514 (93.00)
Dexamethasone	48/514 (9.34)
Prednisone	53/514 (10.31)
Prednisolone	14/514 (2.72)
Hydrocortisone	1/514 (0.19)
Duration of systemic corticosteroids, days	8 [4, 13]
Systemic corticosteroids initiation from admission, days	2 [1, 4]
Dose, hydrocortisone equivalents per day (mg)	200.00 [158.33-227.27]

IQR indicates interquartile range; SCU, systemic corticosteroid use.