Table 3.

Number of Patients and Absolute Risk of Discontinuation by Sociodemographic Category

Sociodemographic Group	Number of Patients (N)	AR-D Crude (%)	AR-D Adjusteda (%)
65–80 male high	3530	17.65	16.71
65–80 male middle	5913	17.74	17.07
65–80 male low	5731	18.79	18.22
50–64 male high	1528	21.53	20.59
50–64 male middle	1831	24.30	23.39
50–64 male low	2288	26.79	25.61
35–49 male high	115	29.57	26.54
35–49 male middle	161	34.78	31.58
35–49 male low	347	36.60	34.05
65–80 female high	3555	14.74	13.81
65–80 female middle	7070	15.30	14.56
65–80 female low	7813	15.33	14.85
50–64 female high	2026	15.20	14.55
50–64 female middle	2904	17.84	17.24
50–64 female low	3091	21.51	20.72
35–49 female high	68	23.53	21.79
35–49 female middle	214	32.24	29.58
35–49 female low	834	31.77	30.46
Total	49,019	18.36	21.86

Notes: Number of patients by sociodemographic group, as well as crude and adjusted absolute risk for discontinuation (AR-D) of inhaled maintenance medication in 2011. Values are percentages if not otherwise indicated. ^aEstimated from the cross-classified MAIHDA.