Table 2. Analysis of glucocorticoid use and condition on admission in SMPP.

Condition on admission	Glucocorticoid use (N=31)	Normal treatment (N=28)	t/χ2	P value
Fever before admission (days)	7.09±5.70	4.39±3.34	2.191	0.033
Cough before admission (days)	9.96±7.56	7.17±5.54	1.16	0.251
Maximum temperature before admission	39.32±0.88	39.40±1.29	−0.26	0.796
WBC after admission (109/L)	10.34±5.42	9.67±3.76	0.539	0.592
CRP after admission (mg/L)	21.20±19.39	16.63±11.17	0.795	0.43
PLT after admission (109/L)	355.03±144.39	309.85±173.01	1.093	0.279
MP titer after admission (1:X)	370.32±258.19	253.24±159.14	1.784	0.081

SMPP, severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia; MP, Mycoplasma pneumoniae; WBC, white blood cell; CRP, C-reactive protein; PLT, platelet.