TABLE 2

Primary end-points

Intention-to-treat analysisPer-protocol analysis
MP (n=337)DM (n=340)p-value#MP (n=279)DM (n=286)p-value#
Death at 28 days35 (10.4)41 (12.1)0.4924 (7.1)19 (5.6)0.38
Death at 60 days44 (13.1)44 (12.9)0.9628 (8.3)21 (6.2)0.26

Data are presented as n (%). MP: methylprednisolone; DM: dexamethasone. #: p-value of the Chi-squared or Fisher's exact test for dichotomous variables.