Table 3.
Use of other therapies before and after the index date
Variable | Group | Before Exclusion Period, Mean (SE) | After Exclusion Period, Mean (SE) | p* | p* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral antibiotics (percent of encounters) | MARPA+ MARPA- | 5.87% (0.4%) 7.37% (0.33%) | 18.43% (0.97%) 18.18% (0.57%) | <0.001 <0.001 | 0.14 |
Inhaled antibiotics (percent of encounters) | MARPA+ MARPA- | 22.46% (0.76%) 18.80% (0.45%) | 39.54% (1.05%) 36.75% (0.65%) | <0.001 <0.001 | 0.44 |
Oral corticosteroids (percent of encounters) | MARPA+ MARPA- | 13.86% (0.82%) 10.49% (0.46%) | 15.89% (0.92%) 11.98% (0.50%) | 0.016 0.002 | 0.58 |
Enteral supplements (percent of encounters) | MARPA+ MARPA- | 12.19% (1.01%) 7.41% (0.51%) | 18.69% (1.18%) 11.85% (0.64%) | <0.001 <0.001 | 0.051 |
Insulin/oral hypoglycemic (percent of encounters) | MARPA+ MARPA- | 0.12% (0.05%) 0.19% (0.04%) | 4.08% (0.53%) 3.51% (0.33%) | <0.001 <0.001 | 0.28 |
Dornase alfa (percent of encounters) | MARPA+ MARPA- | 75.70% (1.18%) 65.62% (0.83%) | 80.75% (1.06%) 74.65% (0.75%) | <0.001 <0.001 | 0.002 |
Oxygen (percent of patients ever) | MARPA+ MARPA- | 17.37% (1.14%) 8.09% (0.48%) | 29.43% (1.37%) 15.66% (0.64%) | <0.001 <0.001 | 0.002 |
SE, standard error.
Compares before to after within MARPA group.
Compares difference between MARPA groups.