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. 2025 Jan 13;26:12. doi: 10.1186/s12931-024-03084-7

Table 3.

Means and percent that achieved each threshold for MDI vs. DPI

Types subcohort
Adherence DPI
(n = 3193)
MDI
(n = 3196)
P-value
PDC, meanInline graphicSD 0.67 ± 0.23 0.62 ± 0.23 < 0.001
Inline graphic0.5, % 3253 (71.9) 2854 (63.1) < 0.001
Inline graphic0.8, % 1518 (33.6) 1115 (24.6) < 0.001
Adjusted HR (95% CI)
Time to discontinuation 1

1.133

(1.073–1.196)

< 0.001

CI, confidence interval; DPI, dry powder inhaler; HR, hazard ratio; MDI, metered dose inhaler; PDC, proportion of days covered