Fig. 2.

A) Odds of future exacerbations associated with recent exacerbations, B) Odds of future steroid burst associated with recent steroid bursts, adjusted for demographics, asthma severity, and asthma control [16]. Adapted from Miller et al. 2007 [16]; copyright (2007), with permission from Elsevier. Recent referred to the three months before baseline. Severe exacerbations was defined as either an asthma-related emergency department visit or hospitalization. X axis is on a logarithmic scale. ATAQ, asthma therapy assessment questionnaire; GINA, global initiative for asthma; NAEPP, national asthma education and prevention program