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. 2013 Feb 25;68(6):513–520. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202606

Table 3.

Urinary cortisol excretion outside the normal range* and change from baseline relative to the normal range (intent-to-treat population)

Relative to normal range* FF/VI
100/25 µg
OD (N=201)
FF/VI
200/25 µg
OD (N=202)
FP 500 µg
BD (N=100)
Baseline n 166 169 94
n (%) High 12 (7) 14 (8) 7 (7)
Normal 150 (90) 146 (86) 85 (90)
Low 4 (2) 9 (5) 2 (2)
Any visit post-baseline n 183 179 87
n (%) High 32 (17) 31 (17) 11 (13)
Normal 132 (72) 138 (77) 57 (66)
Low 19 (10) 10 (6) 19 (22)
Change from baseline n 156 156 83
(any visit post-baseline) To high 25 (16) 21 (13) 8 (10)
n (%) To normal or NC 119 (76) 126 (81) 58 (70)
To low 12 (8) 9 (6) 17 (20)

*Normal range is 11–138 nmol/24 h.

BD, twice daily; FF, fluticasone furoate; FP, fluticasone propionate; NC, no change; OD, once daily; VI, vilanterol.