Effect of first-line biologic initiation on glucocorticoid exposure in children hospitalized with new-onset systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: emulation of a pragmatic trial using observational data

Table 3 Unadjusted and propensity-adjusted odds ratios for association of first-line biologic treatment with subsequent glucocorticoids

	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)^a
Glucocorticoid initiation	0.40 (0.15, 1.09)	0.39 (0.12, 1.15)
Glucocorticoids on last hospital day	0.43 (0.16, 1.14)	0.44 (0.15, 1.31)
Pulse dose glucocorticoids	0.86 (0.24, 3.16)	0.67 (0.15, 3.01)

Legend. ^a Adjusted model includes hospital site and subject as random effects and propensity score, admission year, sex, race and commercial insurance as fixed effects

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