Table 2.

Comparisons between the pharmacokinetic parameters of beclomethasone 17-monodipropionate for aerosols with MMADs of 1.5 µm, 2.5 µm and 4.5 µm

	1.5 µm vs. 2.5 µm	Comparison (A vs. B) 2.5 µm vs. 4.5 µm	1.5 µm vs. 4.5 µm
log AUC (pg ml−1 h)	−2.933	0.223	−2.710
90% CI for difference (pg ml−1 h)	−4.415, −1.451	−1.201, 1.647	−4.192, −1.227
P value	0.003	0.788	0.005
log Cmax (pg ml−1) Mean difference (A-B)	−0.779	0.208	−0.570
90% CI for difference (pg ml−1)	−1.116, −0.441	−0.116, 0.533	−0.908, −0.233
P value	0.001	0.279	0.009

log AUC log-transformed area under the plasma concentration-time curve, log C_max log-transformed maximum plasma concentration, CI confidence interval.