Table 3 Characteristics of participants with asthma that had not or had been hospitalised for pneumonia during the period 2005–2010 (n (%) and mean ± SD)
From: Asthma and treatment with inhaled corticosteroids: associations with hospitalisations with pneumonia
No hospitalisation (n = 567) | At least one hospitalisation (n = 19) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Women | 319 (56) | 16 (84) | 0.02 |
Age | 40 ± 7 | 40 ± 0.75 | |
BMI | 0.007 | ||
< 20 | 26 (5) | 4 (21) | |
20–25 | 268 (48) | 6 (32) | |
25–30 | 196 (35) | 5 (26) | |
> 30 | 70 (12) | 4 (21) | |
Smoking | 0.34 | ||
Never | 298 (54) | 12 (63) | |
Ex | 140 (25) | 2 (11) | |
Current | 117 (21) | 5 (26) | |
Number of Symptoms | 2.7 ± 1.5 | 3.4 ± 1.3 | 0.08 |
ICS (years) | 0.02 | ||
0 | 238 (42) | 6 (32) | |
1–5 | 224 (39) | 4 (21) | |
6 | 106 (19) | 9 (47) | |
Budesonide (years) | 0.52 | ||
0 | 253 (44.) | 8 (42) | |
1–5 | 245 (43) | 7 (37) | |
6 | 70 (12) | 4 (21) | |
Fluticasone (years) | < 0.0001 | ||
0 | 345 (61) | 7 (37) | |
1–5 | 199 (35) | 7 (37) | |
6 | 24 (5) | 5 (26) | |