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Webb NJA, Woolley RL, Lambe T, et al. Sixteen-week versus standard eight-week prednisolone therapy for childhood nephrotic syndrome: the PREDNOS RCT. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2019 May. (Health Technology Assessment, No. 23.26.)

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Appendix 2Achenbach Child Behaviour Checklist

TABLE 21

Mean ACBC t-scores and total scores

ScoreGroupMean difference (95% CI)p-value
SCEC
t-score
4 weeks
n104109
 Mean (SD)53.28 (12.37)52.36 (12.36)–0.92 (–4.26 to 2.42)0.6
16 weeks
n97104
 Mean (SD)51.47 (13.10)50.21 (13.91)–1.26 (–5.03 to 2.50)0.5
12 months
n98102
 Mean (SD)50.84 (15.52)49.31 (13.31)–1.52 (–5.55 to 2.50)0.5
24 months
n9294
 Mean (SD)48.95 (13.81)49.36 (13.54)0.42 (–3.54 to 4.37)0.8
36 months
n6161
 Mean (SD)49.07 (13.50)48.87 (13.74)–0.20 (–5.08 to 4.69)0.9
48 months
n3228
 Mean (SD)50.13 (15.18)46.61 (13.06)–3.52 (–10.89 to 3.86)0.3
Total
4 weeks
n105111
 Mean (SD)37.28 (26.83)35.32 (25.86)–1.96 (–9.03 to 5.11)0.6
16 weeks
n97105
 Mean (SD)34.30 (27.37)31.20 (27.10)–3.10 (–10.66 to 4.46)0.4
12 months
n98102
 Mean (SD)34.34 (31.67)29.22 (24.88)–5.12 (–13.09 to 2.85)0.2
24 months
n9395
 Mean (SD)28.92 (26.37)28.08 (25.15)–0.84 (–8.25 to 6.57)0.8
36 months
n6161
 Mean (SD)27.11 (25.11)26.90 (26.15)–0.21 (–9.40 to 8.98)1.0
48 months
n3228
 Mean (SD)29.56 (27.77)21.25 (21.06)–8.31 (–21.20 to 4.57)0.2

A higher score is worse. A negative difference favours the EC group.

TABLE 22

Achenbach Child Behaviour Checklist normal scores

ScoreGroupRRa (95% CI)p-value
SCEC
Normal/abnormal scores
4 weeks
n104109
 Normal score (%)72 (69)79 (72)
16 weeks
n97104
 Normal score (%)71 (73)77 (74)0.98 (0.86 to 1.10)0.9
12 months
n98102
 Normal score (%)69 (70)78 (76)0.97 (0.84 to 1.12)0.3
24 months
n9294
 Normal score (%)72 (78)70 (74)1.06 (0.92 to 1.23)0.8
36 months
n6161
 Normal score (%)47 (77)47 (77)0.98 (0.83 to 1.14)1.0
48 months
n3228
 Normal score (%)22 (69)22 (79)0.99 (0.73 to 1.35)0.4

ACBC t-scores are categorised as normal < 60 or abnormal ≥ 60.

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Adjusting for 4-week ‘normal score’ status.

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