| Corticosteroid | Control | p-value | |
| CAP patients with shock | |||
| Unmatched groups | 155/631 (24.6) | 688/1893 (36.3) | <0.001 |
| Propensity score-matched groups | 124/491 (25.3) | 160/491 (32.6) | 0.01 |
| Inverse probability-weighted groups | 680/2477 (27.5) | 872/2553 (34.2) | <0.001 |
| CAP patients without shock | |||
| Unmatched groups | 178/1112 (16.0) | 637/3289 (19.4) | 0.01 |
| Propensity score-matched groups | 167/943 (17.7) | 147/943 (15.6) | 0.24 |
| Inverse probability-weighted groups | 798/4242 (18.8) | 809/4456 (18.2) | 0.44 |
Data are presented as n/N (%), unless otherwise stated. CAP: community-acquired pneumonia.