Treatments | Childhood onset (n=34) | Adult onset (n=396) | p Value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
no (%) | no (%) | ||||||
NSAID | 30 (88) | 321 (81) | NS | ||||
Antimalarials | 29 (85) | 323 (82) | NS | ||||
Oral corticosteroids | 32 (94) | 332 (84) | NS | ||||
Pulse corticosteroids | 1 (3) | 3 (1) | NS | ||||
Oral cyclophosphamide | 3 (9) | 17 (4) | NS | ||||
Azathioprine | 5 (15) | 6 (2) | 0.00004 | ||||
Haemodyalisis | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | NS | ||||
Antiaggregants | 2 (6) | 9 (2) | NS | ||||
Anticoagulants | 0 (0) | 16 (4) | NS |
NSAID: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.