TABLE 1—
Percentage of Hospitalizations and Emergency or Urgent Visits by Year: Long-Term Results of the Allies Against Asthma Initiative, 2002–2006
| Hospitalizations |
Emergency or Urgent Visits |
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| Yeara/Study Groups | 0, % | 1, % | ≥ 2, % | 0, % | 1, % | 2–3, % | ≥ 4, % |
| 2002 | |||||||
| Intervention (n = 12 361) | 98.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 89.9 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Comparison (n = 14 475) | 96.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 89.6 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | |||||||
| Intervention (n = 11 975) | 98.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 93.0 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Comparison (n = 13 968) | 98.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 95.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | |||||||
| Intervention (n = 10 304) | 99.1 | 0.8 | 0.04 | 93.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Comparison (n = 10 839) | 98.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 95.8 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | |||||||
| Intervention (n = 8947) | 99.1 | 0.9 | 0.03 | 93.4 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Comparison (n = 9201) | 98.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 92.0 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| 2006 | |||||||
| Intervention (n = 7741) | 99.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 94.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Comparison (n = 7833) | 98.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 92.3 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Total (2002–2006) | |||||||
| Intervention (n = 12 361) | 95.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 78.1 | 14.1 | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| Comparison (n = 14 475) | 93.2 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 79.5 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 2.0 |
Note. Allies Against Asthma initiatives took place in Hampton Roads, VA; Washington, DC; Milwaukee, WI; King County/Seattle, WA; Long Beach, CA; and Philadelphia, PA. Comparison cities were Roanoke City, VA; Jacksonville, FL; Everett, Lacey, Olympia, and Tacoma, WA; National City and San Bernardino, CA; Baltimore, MD; Lorain, OH; Muskegon, Detroit, and Flint, MI; and Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, IN.
a
Lower numbers in years 2003–2006 compared with baseline (2002) because of loss to follow-up.