Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics
Characteristic | Pulmojet vs. Diskus | Pulmojet vs. Turbohaler | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
First randomised device | First randomised device | |||
Pulmojet | Diskus | Pulmojet | Turbohaler | |
(n = 136) | (n = 141) | (n = 74) | (n = 70) | |
Female sex, n (%) | 89 (65.4) | 91 (64.5) | 32 (43.2) | 35 (50.0) |
Age, mean (SD) | 52.5 (10.9) | 51.4 (10.5) | 60.7 (10.1) | 59.5 (11.7) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 29.5 (6.9) | 30.4 (6.6) | 29.4 (7.3) | 28.1 (7.1) |
Smoking status, n (%) | ||||
Current smoker | 21 (15.4) | 25 (17.7) | 14 (18.9) | 23 (32.9) |
Ex-smoker | 50 (36.8) | 47 (33.3) | 43 (58.1) | 34 (48.6) |
Non-smoker | 65 (47.8) | 69 (48.9) | 17 (23.0) | 13 (18.6) |
Diagnosis, n (%) | ||||
Asthma | 118 (86.8) | 114 (80.9) | 23 (31.1) | 29 (41.4) |
COPD | 17 (12.5) | 23 (16.3) | 51 (68.9) | 41 (58.6) |
Asthma & COPD | 1 (0.7) | 4 (2.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
FEV1 %predicted, mean (SD)b | 84 (21) | 84 (22) | 69 (23) | 70 (25) |
FEV1/FVC, mean (SD)b | 0.78 (0.15) | 0.75 (0.15) | 0.63 (0.16) | 0.66 (0.17) |
Oral corticosteroid courses, n (%)a | ||||
1 course | 21 (15.6) | 17 (12.1) | 11 (15.1) | 22 (31.9)* |
≥2 courses | 21 (15.6) | 14 (9.9) | 15 (20.5) | 17 (24.6) |
Inpatient admission, n (%)a | ||||
≥1 admissions | 10 (7.4) | 6 (4.3) | 5 (6.8) | 3 (4.3) |
Emergency department attendance, n (%)a | ||||
≥1 visits | 11 (8.1) | 8 (5.7) | 3 (4.1) | 2 (2.9) |