Assessment of Behavior Abnormalities of Corticosteroids in Children with Nephrotic Syndrome

Table 2

Prednisolone, anxiety, depression and aggression grades at base line—7th week.

	At baseline		At 1st week		At 3rd week		Scores grading at 5th week				Scores grading at 7th week
	Doses of prednisone		Doses of prednisone		Doses of prednisone		Doses of prednisone		Doses of prednisone		Doses of prednisone		Doses of prednisone
	(≤0.5 mg/kg/AD)		(2.0 mg/kg/D)		(2.0 mg/kg/D)		(<1.5 mg/kg/AD)		(≥1.5 mg/kg/AD)		(<1.5 mg/kg/AD)		(≥1.5 mg/kg/AD)
	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%
Aggression grades
Low	20	66.6	5	17.9	5	17.2	0	0.0	7	100.0	11	47.8	12	52.2
Moderate	4	13.3	19	67.9	15	51.7	1	4.5	21	95.5	3	50.0	3	50.0
Severe	0	0	4	14.3	9	31.0
Anxiety grades
Low	21	70.0	5	16.7	1	3.3	0	0.0	1	100.0	2	66.7	1	33.3
Moderate	9	30.0	15	50.0	11	36.7	1	5.3	18	94.7	12	50.0	12	50.0
Severe			10	33.3	18	60.0	0	0.0	10	100.0	1	33.3	2	66.7
Depression grades
Minimal	27	90.0	20	66.7	12	40.0	1	5.9	16	94.1	13	59.1	9	40.9
Mild	3	10.0	9	30.0	15	50.0	0	0.0	12	100.0	2	28.6	5	71.4
High			1	3.3	2	6.7	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	1	100.0
Severe					1	3.3