TABLE 3.
Median, quartile 1 (Q1) and quartile 3 (Q3) duration of exposure (days prescribed +30 days) by treatment exposure group for each included outcome
Outcome | Treatment exposure | Median | Q1 | Q3 |
Arrhythmia | Inhaled corticosteroids | 60 | 60 | 123 |
Macrolide monotherapy | 95 | 60 | 201 | |
Myocardial infarction | Inhaled corticosteroids | 73 | 60 | 143 |
Macrolide monotherapy | 109 | 60 | 228 | |
Hip fracture | Inhaled corticosteroids | 72 | 60 | 143 |
Macrolide monotherapy | 109 | 60 | 228 | |
Opportunistic infection | Inhaled corticosteroids | 69 | 60 | 142 |
Macrolide monotherapy | 107 | 60 | 220 | |
Sensorineural hearing loss | Inhaled corticosteroids | 63 | 60 | 138 |
Macrolide monotherapy | 101 | 60 | 208 |