| Fatal asthma | Controls |
---|---|---|
Subjects n (M/F) | 21 (12/9) | 9 (5/4) |
Age (years) | 44 (17–66) | 52 (44–63) |
Non-smoking/smoking (n) | 11/10 | 9/0 |
Disease onset (years) | 17 (1–59) | – |
Duration of disease (years) | 26 (5–62) | – |
Corticosteroid, systemic or inhaled n (%) | 12 (57) | 0 |
Systemic corticosteroid n (%) | 9 (75) | 0 |
Inhaled corticosteroid n (%) | 1 (8) | 0 |
Inhaled and systemic corticosteroid n (%) | 2 (17) | 0 |
Short-acting bronchodilator n (%) | 21 (100) | 0 |
Cause of death (n) | Â | Â |
Asthma | 21 | Â |
Cardiovascular disease | Â | 8 |
Acute pancreatitis | Â | 1 |