Fig. 2

Mean change from baseline (difference from placebo) in white blood cell counts. Eosinophil, neutrophil, and lymphocyte counts for Day 1 by hour (a, c, e) and for Days 1 through 8 (b, d, f) for each daily prednisone dose. *P ≤ 0.05 and **P ≤ 0.01 versus placebo