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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Oct 19;143(2):803–805.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.10.008

TABLE E3.

Discriminant validity: Difference in MSD by presence or absence of clinical factors at all visits

Absence of factor
Presence of factor
Factor Visit N MSD, median (IQR) N MSD, median (IQR) P value
Poor control on ACT/C-ACT Baseline 147 1 (0–3) 199   4 (2–10) <.001
6 mo 189 0 (0–2) 132   4 (2–7.5) <.001
12 mo 193 0 (0–2) 113   4 (2–12) <.001
Poor control on ATAQ-Control Baseline 123 1 (0–3) 277   4 (2–8) <.001
3 mo 201 1 (0–3) 142   4 (3–8) <.001
6 mo 203 0 (0–2) 121   4 (2–8) <.001
9 mo 201 0 (0–3) 125   4 (3–10) <.001
12 mo 196 0 (0–3) 110   4 (2–8) <.001
Need for acute care in previous 3 mo Baseline 116 2 (0–4) 234   3 (1–8) <.001
3 mo 248 2 (0–4)  98   3 (1–7) <.001
6 mo 223 1 (0–4) 101   3 (0–7) <.001
9 mo 239 2 (0–3)  87  4 (2–14) <.001
12 mo 224 1 (0–3)  84   4 (1–8.5) <.001
Need for oral steroids in previous 3 mo Baseline 185 2 (0–5) 165  3 (1–8)  .005
3 mo 264 2 (0–4)  82  3 (1–7) <.001
6 mo 246 1 (0–4)  78 3.5 (1–7)  .005
9 mo 249 2 (0–3)  77  3 (2–7)  .002
12 mo 254 1 (0–4)  54  4 (1–10) <.001
Need for rescue inhaler in previous 2 wk Baseline  83 0 (0–3) 267  3 (1–7) <.001
3 mo 104 0 (0–2) 240  3 (2–7) <.001
6 mo 115 0 (0–2) 209  3 (1–6) <.001
9 mo 107 0 (0–0)  77  3 (2–7) <.001
12 mo 107 0 (0–1)  54  3 (1–7) <.001