Table 3.
Comparison of mean hospital stay length, oxygen therapy duration, white blood cell, and lymphocyte count after the invention in the study groups.
| Variable |
Methylprednisolone group |
Dexamethasone group |
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Interquartile range | Median | Interquartile range | ||
| Length of hospital stay | 11 | (7-14) | 8 | (6-10) | 0.001 |
| Duration of oxygen therapy | 10 | (5.5-14) | 7 | (5-9) | 0.001 |
| WBC | 6000 | (4000-7900) | 6450 | (5025-8100) | 0.28 |
| Lymphocyte count | 1000 | (814-1238) | 818.5 | (632-1239) | 0.06 |
WBC = white blood cell.