Demographic, clinical, and treatment details of patients
| *High dose prednisolone, >0.5 mg/kg/day; moderate dose, 0.25–0.5 mg/kg/day; low dose, <0.25 mg/kg/day. | |
| Number of patients | 97 |
| F:M | 89:8 |
| Age (years), mean (range) | 26.3 (10–62) |
| Major system involvement (No (%)) | 62 (64) |
| Renal | 48 (49) |
| Cardiovascular | 4 (4) |
| CNS | 14 (14) |
| Other systems | 16 (16) |
| Concurrent cytotoxic agents (No (%)) | 48 (49) |
| High dose prednisolone* (n) | 58 |
| Duration (months), mean (range) | 3.17 (1–8) |
| Moderate dose prednisolone* (n) | 94 |
| Duration (months), mean (range) | 3.67 (1–12) |
| Low dose prednisolone* (n) | 91 |
| Duration (months), mean (range) | 6.9 (1–12) |