Table 2.
Omalizumab Is Associated with Reduced Acute Exacerbation Severity
| Outcomes | Univariate Analysis |
Multivariate Analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coef or OR* | 95% CI | P Value | Coef or OR | 95% CI | P Value | |
| Continuous | ||||||
| Exacerbation MPIS | −3.32 | −4.82 to −1.82 | <0.001 | −2.83 | −4.01 to −1.66 | <0.001 |
| Exacerbation PEF% | 16.49 | 8.56 to 24.42 | <0.001 | 13.72 | 6.99 to 20.45 | <0.001 |
| Time to albuterol every 2 h | −15.85 | −24.28 to −7.43 | <0.001 | −16.59 | −24.05 to −9.13 | <0.001 |
| Hospital length of stay | −24.01 | −37.32 to −10.70 | 0.001 | −24.57 | −36.17 to −12.98 | <0.001 |
| Dichotomous | ||||||
| Hospital admission | 0.38 | 0.16 to 0.88 | 0.024 | 0.30 | 0.11 to 0.83 | 0.021 |
| ICU admission | 0.31 | 0.12 to 0.82 | 0.018 | 0.24 | 0.08 to 0.75 | 0.014 |
| Supplemental O2 | 0.26 | 0.09 to 0.74 | 0.011 | 0.24 | 0.07 to 0.79 | 0.019 |
| Noninvasive PPV | 0.17 | 0.04 to 0.74 | 0.035 | 0.21 | 0.04 to 1.01 | 0.052 |
Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; Coef = coefficient; ICU = intensive care unit; MPIS = Modified Pulmonary Index Score; OR = odds ratio; PEF = peak expiratory flow; PPV = positive pressure ventilation.
Coefficient for continous variables and OR for dichotomous variables.