Table 3.
Comparison of Indexes Between Observation Group and Control Group Before and After Treatment
| Variable | Observation Group | Control Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Treatment | After Treatment | P | Before Treatment | After Treatment | P | |
| C-ACT | 15.0 (11.5,18.5) | 25.5 (20.0,27.0) | <0.001 | 16.0 (12.0,19.0) | 21.0 (19.0,27.0) | <0.001 |
| VAS score | 4.0 (2.0,6.0) | 0.0 (0.0,1.0) | <0.001 | 3.0 (1.0,5.0) | 1.0 (0.0,1.0) | <0.001 |
| Drug score | 3.0 (3.0,4.0) | 0.0 (0.0,2.0) | <0.001 | 3.0 (3.0,4.0) | 3.0 (2.0,3.0) | <0.001 |
| FVC | 90.7 (83.0,98.2) | 102.5 (96.0, 109.8) | <0.001 | 96.8 (87.2, 105.2) | 105.6 (96.1, 110.3) | <0.001 |
| FEV1 | 90.8 (80.9,98.4) | 104.1 (95.2, 113.5) | <0.001 | 96.0 (86.1, 104.4) | 102.8 (98.3, 110.8) | <0.001 |
| PEF | 92.5±14.1 | 104.3±15.2 | <0.001a | 95.2 (83.7, 106.7) | 105.8 (98.5, 116.5) | <0.001 |
| PEF75 | 62.1±21.6 | 88.2±24.6 | <0.001a | 51.6 (43.1,64.3) | 68.9 (58.9,74.5) | <0.001 |
| PEF50 | 67.9 (56.8,84.1) | 92.2 (73.7, 104.9) | <0.001 | 65.8 (56.5,80.9) | 78.6 (67.8,86.9) | <0.001 |
| PEF25 | 69.7±22.7 | 92.9±24.8 | <0.001a | 76.7 (62.5,94.5) | 89.0 (73.9, 100.1) | <0.001 |
| MMEF75/MMEF25 | 67.6 (53.9,78.0) | 92.0 (68.4, 102.7) | <0.001 | 64.9 (54.7,79.6) | 78.4 (68.7,89.9) | <0.001 |
| FeNO | 30.5 (23.0,45.0) | 15.0 (11.0,23.0) | <0.001 | 33.0 (17.0,56.0) | 19.0 (15.0,32.0) | <0.001 |
Note: astudent’t-test. Mann-Whitney U-test is used for the rest.