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. 2020 Sep 16;33(3):127–135. doi: 10.1089/ped.2020.1196

Table 3.

Change in Acute Care Need Over Time Between groups (Median [Interquartile Range])

Variables Baseline
3 months
6 months
9 months
1 year
Change over time (P) Difference between groups over time (P)
N = 163 N = 106 N = 137 N = 127 N = 124
Emergency dept visits
 ICS 1 (0, 2) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) <0.0001 0.81
 ICS+LABA 1 (0, 2) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0)    
Primary care physician visits
 ICS 2 (1, 5) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) <0.0001 0.50
 ICS+LABA 2 (1, 4) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 1)    
Oral steroids
 ICS 2 (1, 2) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) <0.0001 0.40
 ICS+LABA 2 (0, 3) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 1)    
Albuterol (mean days/month)
 ICS 6 (2, 15) 2 (0, 4) 1 (0, 2) 1 (0, 2) 1 (0, 3) <0.0001 0.86
 ICS+LABA 10 (5, 16) 2 (1, 4) 2 (1, 4) 2 (0.5, 3) 2 (0.5, 4)