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. 2017 May 11;27:33. doi: 10.1038/s41533-017-0032-z

Table 2b.

Marked beta-agonist overuse without medical review

Outcome SMART group (N = 151) Standard group (N = 152) Relative risk or rate SMART vs Standard (95% CI) P
N (%) Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Range N (%) Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Range Risk Rate
At least one episode of marked overuse 54 (36) 56 (37) 0·97 (0·72–1·31) 0·85
Number of days of marked overuse 2·6 (10·2) 0 (0–1) 0–109 4·8 (14·9) 0 (0–2) 0 to 144 0·56 (0·35–0·88) 0·013
Number of days of marked overuse in participants with at least one marked overuse episode 7·4 (16·0) 2 (1–7) 1–109 13·1 (22·3) 4·5 (2 to 15) 1–144
Number of days of marked overuse without medical review within 48 h in participants with at least one marked overuse episode 6·7 (15·7) 2 (1–6) 1–109 11·7 (19·0) 4 (2–14) 0–118 0·62 (0·37–1·06) 0·079
Proportion of marked overuse days without medical review within 48 h compared to total marked overuse days in participants with at least one high use episode 0·94 (0·17) 1 (0·74–1) 0·15–1 0·92 (0·19) 1 (0·96–1) 0–1