Temperature-controlled Laminar Airflow (TLA) in symptomatic severe asthma – a post hoc analysis of severe exacerbations, quality of life and health economics

Table 2 Rate of exacerbations over 12 months by different cut-off levels for asthma control

Subgroup^a	N TLA	N PLA	Exacerbation rate TLA	Exacerbation rate PLA	Rate ratio	p-value
ACQ7 > 3	43	50	1.44	2.14	0.67	0.083
EQ5D-VAS ≤ 65	63	74	1.30	1.89	0.69	0.073
AQLQ total ≤ 4	55	62	1.40	1.88	0.75	0.18

^a ACQ7 = 3, EQ5D-VAS = 65 and AQLQ = 4 are the median values adjusted to the nearest even integer

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