Table 3.
Baseline characteristics.
| Characteristics | Internet group n=47 |
Usual care group n=60 |
|
| Age, mean (SD) |
|
36 (8.7) | 37 (8.0) |
| Gender, n (%) |
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|
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Male | 12 (26) | 19 (32) |
|
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Female | 35 (74) | 41 (68) |
| Smokers, n (%) |
|
25 (53) | 27 (45) |
| Inhaled corticosteroids (µg/day), mean (SD) | 455 (279) | 476 (338) | |
| AQLQ score, mean (SD)a | 5.88 (0.74) | 5.84 (0.82) | |
| ACQ score , mean (SD)b | 0.93 (0.60) | 0.97 (0.65) | |
| Prebronchodilator FEV1, mean (SD)c | 3.26 (0.80) | 3.41 (0.96) | |
| Prebronchodilator FEV1 (% predicted), mean (SD)c | 96.8 (20) | 95.5 (18) | |
aScore range (worst-best), 1-7; minimal clinical important difference (MCID): 0.5.
bScore range (worst-best), 6-0; MCID: 0.5.
cNumber of available observations in the Internet group is 26 and in the usual care group 37.