From: Prescribed therapy for asthma: therapeutic ratios and outcomes
R = 0% | 0% < R < 50% | R ≥ 50% | p-value | |
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All patients | ||||
Number of patients | 6,996 | 14,903 | 16,738 | |
Age, years (mean) | 28.9 | 29.4 | 29.4 | <0.0001 |
Gender, female (%) | 49.6% | 53.8% | 55.1% | <0.0001 |
Number of GP visits (mean) | 5.5 | 7.7 | 6.6 | <0.0001 |
Prescribed therapy | ||||
Number of respiratory medication prescriptions (mean) | 3.6 | 12.9 | 6.9 | <0.0001 |
Patients with ≥ 1 prescription of LABA- | - | 41.1% | 44.3% | <0.0001 |
ICS fixed combination (%) | ||||
Number of short-acting beta agonists prescriptions (mean) | 3.4 | 6.7 | 2.7 | <0.0001 |
Systemic corticosteroids | ||||
Patients with ≥ 1 prescription (%) | 6.2% | 22.5% | 12.7% | <0.0001 |
Number of prescriptions (mean) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | <0.0001 |
Antibiotics (a) | ||||
Patients with ≥ 1 prescription (%) | 34.5% | 47.9% | 41.4% | <0.0001 |
Number of prescriptions (mean) | 0.7 | 1 | 0.8 | <0.0001 |
Patients with at least 6 prescriptions of respiratory medications in 2008 | ||||
Number of patients | 1,384 | 11,835 | 8,391 | |
Systemic corticosteroids | ||||
Patients with ≥ 1 prescription (%) | 8.2% | 24.6% | 15.5% | <0.0001 |
Number of prescriptions (mean) | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | <0.0001 |
Antibiotics (a) | ||||
Patients with ≥ 1 prescription (%) | 35% | 49.3% | 44.8% | <0.0001 |
Number of prescriptions (mean) | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | <0.0001 |