TABLE 4.
Mean, confidence intervals and n-values for questionnaire scores at different levels of prednisolone dose
| Maintenance prednisolone dose ranges mg·day−1 | |||||
| 0 | 1–9 | 10 | >10 | ||
| SAQ score# | n | 99 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| 4.23 (3.93–4.54) | 5.18 (4.55–5.81) | 3.67 (2.96–4.40) | 2.45 (1.90–3.00) | ||
| MiniAQLQ score# | n | 92 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| 4.20 (3.90–4.49) | 5.21 (4.54–5.89) | 3.57 (2.82–4.31) | 2.89 (2.24–3.52) | ||
| ACT total# | n | 101 | 16 | 20 | 22 |
| 14.36 (13.28–15.43) | 19.63 (16.48–22.77) | 12.00 (9.31–14.69) | 10.36 (7.94–12.78) | ||
| EQ-5D-5L score¶ | n | 60 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| 2.01 (1.79–2.23) | 1.69 (1.24–2.14) | 2.69 (2.14–3.23) | 3.11 (2.48–3.75) | ||
| EQ-5D-VAS# | n | 60 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| 65.40 (59.67–71.13) | 70.47 (62.46–78.47) | 55.77 (45.37–66.15) | 35.67 (17.07–54.26) | ||
| SAQ-global score# | n | 97 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| 58.92 (55.18–63.50) | 66.38 (59.68–75.26) | 51 (41.44–60.56) | 34.05 (22.88–45.21) | ||
Data are presented as mean (95% CI), unless otherwise stated. SAQ: Severe Asthma Questionnaire; MiniAQLQ: Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire; ACT: Asthma Control Test; VAS: visual analogue scale. #: a lower score indicates low quality of life/health; ¶: a high score indicates poor health.