Table 7. Logistic regression of effective use of glucocorticoid in SMPP.

Risk factor	Standard error	P value	OR	95% CI
				Lower limit	Upper limit
Age (years)	0.047	0.402	1.045	0.752	1.103
Male	0.106	0.196	0.977	0.749	1.034
Female	0.221	0.105	1.103	0.844	1.156
LDH	0.043	0.428	1.086	1.001	1.010
MP titer	0.032	0.435	0.997	0.994	1.000
IL-18	0.121	0.006	1.398	1.103	1.773
IL-4	0.298	0.585	1.117	0.655	2.117
IFN-γ	0.096	0.011	0.783	0.650	0.946
IL-10	0.216	0.747	0.933	0.611	1.425
Fever before admission (days)	0.035	0.190	0.891	0.749	1.059
Maximum temperature before admission	0.236	0.846	1.047	0.659	1.662
Cough before admission (days)	0.089	0.592	1.018	0.951	1.092
WBC	0.051	0.200	0.936	0.847	1.036
CRP	0.015	0.426	1.012	0.983	1.041
PLT	0.002	0.061	1.005	1.000	1.009
ESR	0.018	0.490	0.988	0.954	1.023
PCT	0.530	0.406	0.280	0.014	1.062

SMPP, severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia; MP, Mycoplasma pneumoniae; IL, interleukin; IFN-γ, interferon-γ; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; WBC, white blood cell; CRP, C-reactive protein; PLT, platelet; ESR, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; PCT, procalcitonin.