Table 3.
Percentage of patients on no controller therapy, monotherapy, or combination therapy based on pharmacy records, described by factors significantly related to outcome based on forward selection procedurea.
| None | Monotherapy | Combination Therapy | P_OR (95% CI), p-value a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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| Specialty care in past 2 yrs: | ||||
| Yes | 0.0% | 22.7% | 77.3% | 16.23 (6.76,39.04),p<.001 |
| No | 35.4% | 39.4% | 25.1% | Reference |
| Worried about side effects of asthma medications: | ||||
| Yes | 34.6% | 28.2% | 37.2% | 0.41 (0.22,0.76),p=.005 |
| No | 24.8% | 40.4% | 34.8% | Reference |
| Child age: | ||||
| 3–4 years | 35.7% | 40.0% | 24.3% | Reference |
| >=5 years | 24.5% | 35.1% | 40.4% | 1.92 (1.01, 3.63), p=.046 |
| ICU admission lifetime: | ||||
| Yes | 22.6% | 25.8% | 51.6% | 2.08 (1.08,4.02),p=.029 |
| No | 30.0% | 40.6% | 29.4% | Reference |
| Grass Allergy: | ||||
| Positive | 22.5% | 30.3% | 47.2% | 2.29 (1.24,4.23), p=.008 |
| Negative | 34.2% | 42.3% | 23.4% | Reference |
a
P_OR=Proportional odds ratios produced from generalized ordinal regression model, adjusted for factors listed in table.