Table 2.
Demographics and clinical features of good and poor responders.
Good (n=21) | Poor (n=33) | p-valuea | |
---|---|---|---|
| |||
Age mean (SD) | 10.2 (4.2) | 9.9 (4.2) | 0.79c |
% Caucasian | 20.0% | 15.2% | 0.64b |
% Male | 70.0% | 69.7% | 0.98b |
Admission month range | (Mar, Dec) | (Feb, Nov) | - |
T0 sample time (24hr) | (10.0,20.5) | (9.3,21.4) | - |
T1 sample time (24hr) | (9.8,14.8) | (7.7,17.6) | - |
ACT score (SD) | 15.9 (4.0) | 16.2 (3.3) | 0.95c |
Baseline average respiratory symptom score (median) (SD) | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.7) | 0.55c |
% presenting to ED on ICS controller medicine | 35.0% | 36.4% | 0.92b |
Comparison between good and poor responders.
Chi-squared test.
Mann-Whitney U test.
Baseline average respiratory symptom score: refer to Table 1.