Table 2.
Samples of asthmatic patients for the 2007–2009 study period
| Number of patients analyzed – total sample (*) | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |||
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| 3787 | 100% | 4393 | 100% | 4808 | 100% | |
| Number of male | 1747 | 46% | 1965 | 45% | 2190 | 46% |
| Number of female | 2040 | 54% | 2428 | 55% | 2618 | 54% |
| Number of patients Aged 18 to 40 years | 1549 | 41% | 1734 | 39% | 1894 | 39% |
| Number of patients Aged over 40 years | 2238 | 59% | 2659 | 61% | 2914 | 61% |
Note: (*) Patients taking the combinations (corticosteroid + β2-agonist – ATC code R03AK) from the list in Table 1 with prescriptions for 2 consecutive years.
Abbreviations: ATC, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System.