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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The prednisone group showed an adjusted mean 3. 3-point (95 % CI, 1. 3-5. 2 ; P =. 001) greater improvement in the SF-36 PCS score at 3 weeks, no difference in the SF-36 PCS score at 52 weeks (mean, 2. 5 ; 95 % CI, -0. 3 to 5. 4 ; P =. 08), no change in the SF-36 MCS score at 3 weeks (mean, 2. 2 ; 95 % CI, -0. 4 to 4. 8 ; P =. 10), and an adjusted 3. 6-point (95 % CI, 0. 6-6. 7 ; P =. 02) greater improvement in the SF-36 MCS score at 52 weeks.