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Table 2 Number of asthma patients with oral corticosteroid order patterns classified as acute or chronic

From: Electronic health record-based assessment of oral corticosteroid use in a population of primary care patients with asthma: an observational study

 

Age 12–17

Age 18–44

Age 45–64

Age ≥ 65

Total

 

(N = 1,995)

(N = 6,891)

(N = 4,464)

(N = 1,667)

(N = 15,017)

Acute

1,919 (96.2%)

6,249 (90.7%)

3,703 (83%)

1,263 (75.8%)

13,134 (87.5%)

Chronic

76 (3.8%)

642 (9.3%)

761 (17%)

404 (24.2%)

1,883 (12.5%)

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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

ISSN: 1710-1492

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