Table 2.
Incidence Rates of Moderate or Severe Exacerbations in Patients With Nonasthmatic Eosinophilic Bronchitis.
| Variable | Before Propensity Score Matching | After Propensity Score Matching | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPR for ICSs <50% (n = 113) | MPR for ICSs ≥50% (n = 39) | IRR (95% CI) | MPR for ICSs <50% (n = 33) | MPR for ICSs ≥50% (n = 33) | IRR (95% CI) | |||||
| n | IR | n | IR | n | IR | n | IR | |||
| Exacerbation | 8 | 0.10 | 8 | 0.18 | 1.87 (0.70–5.00) | 3 | 0.11 | 7 | 0.19 | 1.72 (0.44–6.63) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; ICS, inhaled corticosteroid; IR, incidence rate (per patient-year); IRR, incidence rate ratio; MPR, medication possession ratio.