Table 2 Asthma exacerbations and oral steroid prescriptions among the TZD and non-TZD groups
From: Thiazolidinediones and the risk of asthma exacerbation among patients with diabetes: a cohort study
Event | TZD | Non-TZD | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients with an exacerbation* (%) | 4.7 | 5.9 | 0.03 |
# of exacerbations (mean/SD) | 0.08 (0.41) | 0.10 (0.54) | 0.06 |
Patients with a steroid prescription (%) | 15 · 1 | 19.4 | <0.01 |
# of steroid prescriptions (mean/SD) | 0.35 (1.32) | 0.50 (1.66) | <0.01 |