Table 7 Adverse events in the study
Adverse events | Prednisolone group (n = 31) | Control (n = 31) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No ptsa | Day 1–3 | Day 4–7 | Day 8–14 | No ptsa | Day 1–3 | Day 4–7 | Day 8–14 | |
Increased appetite | 18 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Increased urine volume | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
Weight gain | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Gastritis | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Nausea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Vomiting | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Diarrhoea | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Drowsiness | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
Anxiety | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Headache | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Skin rash | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Candidiasis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dry mouth | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Sleep disturbance | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Others | 1 | 0b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Serious adverse effects | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |