Figure 2.

Median total daily metered inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) load, according to prestudy treatment in both SYGMA (Symbicort Given as Needed in Mild Asthma) 1 and SYGMA 2. Subgroup 1 includes patients with asthma uncontrolled on as-needed short-acting bronchodilators alone. Subgroup 2 includes patients with asthma controlled on ICS or leukotriene receptor antagonists. Error bars represent interquartile range. Note that the total ICS dose includes open-label ICS in SYGMA 1. BUD = budesonide; FORM = formoterol.