Comparative Efficacy Study Combination of Oral Methotrexate and Prednisolone versus Oral Methotrexate in Patients with Lichen Planopilaris

Table 1

Characteristics of participants by intervention groups at baseline

Characteristics	Combination therapy	Methotrexate	Value
Age, y, mean ± SD	41.29 (2.34)	47.21 (3.80)	0.19
Female/male, n (%)	9 (64.2%)	9 (64.2%)	1.00
Duration of disease, M, mean ± SD	4.43 (0.84)	7.07 (1.34)	0.10
Other autoimmune disease	1 (7.14)	1 (7.14)	1.00
Positive family history	2 (14.2)	2 (14.2)	1.00
Previous treatment
Topical corticosteroids, n (%)	14 (100)	14 (100)	1.00
Systemic corticosteroids, n (%)	4 (28.5)	3 (21.4)	0.663
Hydroxychloroquine, n (%)	7 (50)	9 (64.2)	0.445
Mycophenolate mofetil, n (%)	1 (7.14)	4 (28.5)	0.139
Cyclosporine, n (%)	1 (7.14)	7 (50)	0.012
Methotrexate, n (%)	1 (7.14)	5 (35.7)	0.065
Systemic retinoids, n (%)	0	2 (14.2)	0.142
Pioglitazone, n (%)	0	1 (7.14)	0.309