Characteristics Associated with Variation in Corticosteroid Exposure in Children with Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome: Results from a Canadian Longitudinal Study.

We found practice variation with respect to corticosteroid prescriptions across 11 Canadian sites, and that variation is mostly explained at the site level. Age and ethnicity are important factors to be considered, because they are significantly associated with the average corticosteroid dose and duration of therapy.