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. 2016 Jan 8;16:3. doi: 10.1186/s12890-015-0156-2

Table 3.

Changes in LABA/ICS dosages, OCS, SAMA, and LAMA post omalizumab therapy

Duration >120 days Baselinea Follow-upb Change from baseline p-valuec
N = 158 Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
ICS plus LABA
 Dose of salmeterol and fluticasone (mcg/day) 302.73 ± 236.28 215.82 ± 243.06 −86.91 ± 198.03 <0.001*
 Dose of formoterol and budesonide (mcq/day) 162.72 ± 157.55 102.95 ± 149.38 −59.76 ± 138.84 <0.001*
OCS(tab/day) 1.99 ± 1.27 1.17 ± 1.66 −0.81 ± 1.61 <0.001*
SAMA(bottle/month) 0.44 ± 0.88 0.03 ± 0.21 −0.41 ± 0.86 <0.001*
LAMA(bottle/month) 0.15 ± 0.36 0.13 ± 0.47 −0.01 ± 0.47 0.6935

aBaseline: 1 year before the index date

bFollow-up: 2 months before discontinuation (discontinuation of therapy was defined as a gap in therapy of 56 days)

cFisher’s exact test, *P < 0.05