TABLE 2.

MEDICATION USE BY ALL PARTICIPANTS WITH ASTHMA AND BY SEVERITY

	Asthma	Nonsevere Asthma	Severe Asthma
Type of Medication	(n = 232)	(n = 148)	(n = 84)
Inhaled corticosteroids*	169 (72.8%)	89 (60.1%)	80 (95.2%)†
Oral corticosteroids	42 (18.1%)	10 (6.8%)	32 (38.1%)†
Injected corticosteroids	7 (3.0%)	0	7 (8.3%)†
Inhaled β-agonist + corticosteroid	130 (56.0%)	66 (44.6%)	64 (76.2%)†

Results shown here are based on responses to question: “Have you used medication to treat your breathing problems in the last 3 months? If yes mark all that apply.” Values in parentheses are percentages.

^*Defined as either in combination with long-acting β-agonist or alone.

^†P < 0.01 with Wilcoxon rank sum test comparing medication use of individuals with severe asthma to those with nonsevere asthma.