Table 1.
Comparison of frequency distribution of gender and underlying diseases at the admission time in the study groups.
| Variables |
Methylprednisolone Frequency (%) |
Dexamethasone Frequency (%) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 34 (46.6) | 29 (41.1) | 0.54 |
| Male | 39 (53.4) | 41 (58.6) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 20 (27.4) | 17 (24.3) | 0.67 | |
| Hypertension | 37 (50.7) | 31 (44.3) | 0.44 | |
| Ischemic heart disease | 8 (11) | 9 (12.9) | 0.73 | |
| Lung disease | 11 (15.1) | 7 (10) | 0.36 | |
| Kidney disease | 2 (2.7) | 7 (10) | 0.09 | |
| Autoimmune disease | 4 (5.5) | 1 (1.4) | 0.37 | |
| Hepatitis | 0(0) | 0 (0) | — | |