Table 2.
Preintervention to postintervention mean changes [95% confidence interval (CI)]a within arm and within intervention, relative to placebo ( participants).
Outcome | Observations | Within group change | Placebo | Change relative to placebo | ||
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Woodstove changeout | Air filter | Woodstove changeout | Air Filter | |||
PAQLQ | ||||||
Overall | 422 | 0.47 (0.04, 0.90) | 0.22 (, 0.52) | 0.29 (0.01, 0.58) | 0.18 (, 0.69) | (, 0.34) |
Symptoms | 422 | 0.61 (0.13, 1.1) | 0.19 (, 0.52) | 0.23 (, 0.55) | 0.38 (, 0.95) | (, 0.41) |
Limitation of Activity | 422 | 0.61 (0.09, 1.1) | 0.23 (, 0.59) | 0.48 (0.13, 0.82) | 0.13 (, 0.74) | (, 0.24) |
Emotion | 422 | 0.18 (, 0.61) | 0.24 (, 0.53) | 0.28 (, 0.56) | (, 0.41) | (, 0.36) |
Two-week spirometry monitoring | ||||||
Evening % predicted | 406 | (, 8.5) | (, 3.1) | (, 2.6) | 2.9 (, 13) | 0.24 (, 8.3) |
Morning % predicted | 408 | 0.96 (, 9.8) | (, 2.7) | (, 3.1) | 3.6 (, 14) | (, 7.5) |
Evening PEF % predicted | 407 | 0.07 (, 8.0) | (, 0.98) | (, ) | 7.1 (, 16) | 2.4 (, 9.9) |
Morning PEF % predicted | 409 | 1.1 (, 9.2) | (, 2.3) | (, ) | 7.8 (, 17) | 3.4 (, 11) |
Diurnal PEF variability, % | 404 | (, 3.0) | (, 0.7) | 2.2 (, 4.7) | (, 1.6) | (, ) |
Note: , forced expiratory volume in the first second; PAQLQ, pediatric asthma quality of life; PEF, peak expiratory flow.
Adjusted for age and gender.