Table 6 Use of Oral Corticosteroid Pulses for Asthma Symptoms
From: Long-term (5 year) safety of bronchial thermoplasty: Asthma Intervention Research (AIR) trial
Oral Corticosteroid Pulses: Events/Subject/Year (Percent of Subjects) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Total Number of Subjects | BT | Control | |
Year 1 a | BT = 45 Control = 24 | 0.60 (24.5%) c | 0.42 (20.8%) c |
Year 2 | BT = 45 Control = 24 | 0.49 (24.5%) | 0.54 (33.3%) |
Year 3 | BT = 43 Control = 21 | 0.33 (25.6%) | 0.52 (23.8%) |
Year 4 b | BT = 43 Control = 0 | 0.63 (27.9%) | -- |
Year 5 b | BT = 42 Control = 0 | 0.62 (30.9%) | -- |