Table 2.
—Asthma Control Outcomes by Season
Outcome | Intervention, No. (%) (n = 68) | Control, No. (%) (n = 71) | P Value |
Prednisone | |||
Summer | 7 (10) | 7 (10) | .70 |
Fall | 10 (15) | 12 (17) | .52 |
Winter | 6 (9) | 16 (23) | < .001 |
Spring | 2 (3) | 12 (17) | < .001 |
Worsening symptoms | |||
Summer | 52 (77) | 49 (69) | .12 |
Fall | 59 (87) | 57 (80) | .09 |
Winter | 44 (65) | 63 (89) | < .001 |
Spring | 49 (72) | 50 (70) | .63 |
Urgent care | |||
Summer | 6 (9) | 2 (3) | .06 |
Fall | 7 (10) | 6 (9) | .52 |
Winter | 7 (10) | 16 (23) | < .001 |
Spring | 10 (15) | 9 (13) | .54 |
Primary care | |||
Summer | 37 (54) | 38 (54) | .69 |
Fall | 35 (52) | 46 (65) | .02 |
Winter | 36 (53) | 41 (58) | .37 |
Spring | 63 (43) | 50 (70) | .18 |