Table 3 Control of asthma assessed by the physician using VAS, ACQ score and GINA classification
ACQ | <1 N = 164 | 1–1.5 N = 78 | ≥1.5 N = 128 | p value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control of asthma (VAS) | ||||
N available | 164 | 78 | 128 | |
Mean ± SD | 8.64 ± 1.79 | 7.41 ± 2.63 | 6.10 ± 2.67 | <0.001 |
Median | 9.4 | 8.3 | 6.5 | |
Min, Max | 1.8, 10.0 | 0.8, 10.0 | 0.6, 10.0 | |
GINA classification | Controlled N = 366 | Partly controlled N = 184 | Uncontrolled N = 38 | p value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control of asthma (VAS) | ||||
N available | 366 | 184 | 38 | |
Mean ± SD | 8.8 ± 1.8 | 5.8 ± 2.0 | 2.5 ± 2.2 | <0.001 |
Median | 9.4 | 6.2 | 1.8 | |
Min., Max | 0.0, 10.0 | 0.8, 9.3 | 0.0, 8.4 | |
Treatment steps according to GINA classification | AIT | No-AIT | Total | p value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Children (N = 279) | ||||
N available | 224 | 46 | 270 | |
Missing | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
Step 1 | 67 (29.9 %) | 13 (28.3 %) | 80 (29.6 %) | 0.102 |
Step 2 | 70 (31.3 %) | 15 (32.6 %) | 85 (31.5 %) | |
Step 3 | 73 (32.6 %) | 15 (32.6 %) | 88 (32.6 %) | |
Step 4 | 14 (6.3 %) | 1 (2.2 %) | 15 (5.6 %) | |
Step 5 | 0 (0.0 %) | 2 (4.3 %) | 2 (0.7 %) | |
N available | 224 | 46 | 270 | |
Adults (N = 328) | ||||
N available | 265 | 53 | 318 | |
Missing | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
Step 1 | 103 (38.9 %) | 18 (34.0 %) | 121 (38.1 %) | 0.502 |
Step 2 | 61 (23.0 %) | 18 (34.0 %) | 79 (24.8 %) | |
Step 3 | 81 (30.6 %) | 15 (28.3 %) | 96 (30.2 %) | |
Step 4 | 19 (7.2 %) | 2 (3.8 %) | 21 (6.6 %) | |
Step 5 | 1 (0.4 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 1 (0.3 %) | |
Total (N = 613)a | ||||
N available | 490 | 103 | 593 | |
Missing | 17 | 3 | 20 | |
Step 1 | 170 (34.7 %) | 32 (31.1 %) | 202 (34.1 %) | 0.066 |
Step 2 | 132 (26.9 %) | 36 (35.0 %) | 168 (28.3 %) | |
Step 3 | 154 (31.4 %) | 30 (29.1 %) | 184 (31.0 %) | |
Step 4 | 33 (6.7 %) | 3 (2.9 %) | 36 (6.1 %) | |
Step 5 | 1 (0.2 %) | 2 (1.9 %) | 3 (0.5 %) | |