Table 3. Medication requirement and health care utilization with PS matching and subsequent multivariate adjustment for asthma duration and GERD.* .
Comparing older asthma vs. young adult asthma groups.
| Young Adult Asthma (n = 761) | Older Asthma (n = 369) | Unadjusted OR (95 CI) | Adjusted OR (95 CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High dose ICS | 241 (32) | 216 (60) | 3.22 (2.48; 4.17) | 2.28 (1.45; 3.58) | |
| LABAs | 418 (55) | 283 (77) | 2.78 (2.10; 3.69) | 1.70 (1.11; 2.61) | |
| Asthma-related health care use—no (%) † ‡ | |||||
| ER or UC visit | 266 (35) | 178 (48) | 1.74 (1.35; 2.24) | 1.1(0.75; 1.62) | |
| Hospitalization | 322 (43) | 209 (57) | 1.76 (1.37; 2.26) | 0.76(0.49; 1.17) | |
| Asthma-related health care use in the previous year—no. (%) ‡ | |||||
| More than 3 OCS burst | 151 (20) | 128 (35) | 2.14 (1.62; 2.83) | 1.03 (0.64; 1.65) | |
| Physician’s office visit | 478 (63) | 290 (79) | 2.13 (1.60; 2.85) | 1.07 (0.65; 1.75) | |
| ER or UC visit | 200 (26) | 124 (34) | 1.43 (1.09; 1.87) | 0.65 (0.40; 1.07) | |
| Hospitalization | 80 (11) | 69 (19) | 1.96 (1.38; 2.78) | 1.08 (0.60; 1.94) |
* OR denotes odds ratio, ICS inhaled corticosteroids, LABAs long acting beta agonists, ER emergency room, UC urgent care, and OCS oral corticosteroids.
† History of previous health care use related to asthma.
‡ Health care utilization was self-reported.