Table 3.
Medication usage by Cluster
| Medication Usage in Last 90 Days by Cluster | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Total N = 382 |
Cluster 1 N = 49 |
Cluster 2 N = 75 |
Cluster 3 N = 166 |
Cluster 4 N = 61 |
Cluster 5 N = 31 |
p |
| Steroid Drops | 9.94 (26) | 13.72 (31.54) | 5.79 (19.57) | 9.97 (23.97) | 19.84 (35.88) | 0.031 | |
| Steroid nasal spray | 44.67 (39.23) | 49.12 (38.56) | 38.36 (38.18) | 36.38 (37.93) | 52.42 (39.1) | 0.101 <.001 |
|
| Decongestants | 10.84 (25.08) | 16.64 (26.91) | 25.06 (34.01) | 11.57 (24.18) | 36.68 (41.6) | ||
| Oral Antibiotics | 13.43 (20.11) | 15.36 (21.18) | 15.55 (19.85) | 12.47 (18.21) | 31.81 (30.5) | <.001 | |
| Oral Steroids | 13.06 (22.94) | 11.6 (19.86) | 11.59 (18.62) | 8.32 (15.79) | 20.77 (29.13) | 0.089 | |
| Oral Antihistamines | 16.34 (30.81) | 25.77 (35.97) | 27.31 (36.6) | 16.98 (31.54) | 30.13 (40.14) | 0.13 | |
| Leukotriene Antagonists | 19.63 (35.29) | 17.46 (34.53) | 16.14 (31.97) | 8.15 (22.21) | 18.71 (35.66) | 0.33 | |
| Saline spray/irrigations | 30.18 (34.47) | 47.69 (38.41) | 39.15 (36.67) | 42.85 (37.85) | 57.23 (35.31) | 0.012 | |