TABLE 3.

MEAN RATES^* OF ACUTE AND NONACUTE ASTHMA-RELATED HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION IN THE BASELINE AND 2 FOLLOW-UP YEARS

Time Period	Symptom Monitoring (n = 147)	Peak Flow Monitoring (n = 149)	p Value
ED/hospital care
Baseline†	0.10 (0.52)	0.13 (0.46)	0.65
Year 1‡	0.03 (0.22)	0.10 (0.46)	0.15
Year 2‡	0.14 (0.58)	0.10 (0.41)	0.52
Years 1 and 2, baseline	−0.02	−0.04	0.68
Other acute care
Baseline†	0.05 (0.24)	0.05 (0.24)	0.98
Year 1‡	0.06 (0.23)	0.04 (0.23)	0.59
Year 2‡	0.01 (0.12)	0.05 (0.22)	0.09
Years 1 and 2, baseline	−0.01	−0.00	0.73
Total acute care
Baseline†	0.15 (0.60)	0.17 (0.54)	0.71
Year 1‡	0.09 (0.33)	0.14 (0.52)	0.36
Year 2‡	0.15 (0.64)	0.15 (0.47)	0.97
Years 1 and 2, baseline	−0.03	−0.04	0.85
Total nonacute care
Baseline†	1.31 (2.34)	1.12 (2.20)	0.47
Year 1‡	1.47 (1.93)	1.76 (2.24)	0.23
Year 2‡	1.35 (1.97)	1.24 (1.82)	0.61
Years 1 and 2, baseline	0.18	0.38	0.42
Total asthma care
Baseline†	1.46 (2.53)	1.30 (2.39)	0.56
Year 1‡	1.56 (2.00)	1.90 (2.44)	0.19
Year 2‡	1.50 (2.23)	1.39 (1.98)	0.64
Years 1 and 2, baseline	0.16	0.34	0.48

Values shown are mean (SD).

^*Rates expressed as number of events per person-year of follow-up.

^†One year before the date of randomization.

^‡Follow-up year from the date of randomization.