Table 2 Medical resource utilization and prescribed medications in 2008 (France)
From: Prescribed therapy for asthma: therapeutic ratios and outcomes
R = 0% | 0% < R < 50% | R ≥ 50% | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All patients | ||||
Number of patients | 1,176 | 1,358 | 2,053 | |
Age, years (mean) | 28.1 | 28.4 | 29.5 | <0.0001 |
Gender, female (%) | 54.7% | 53.5% | 55% | 0.66 |
Number of GP visits (mean) | 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.6 | <0.0001 |
Prescribed therapy (a) | ||||
Number of respiratory medication units (mean) | 5.1 | 18.6 | 8.7 | <0.0001 |
Patients with ≥ 1 prescription of LABA-ICS fixed combination (%) | - | 71.2% | 81.2% | <0.0001 |
Number of short-acting beta agonists units (mean) | 2.9 | 6 | 1.8 | <0.0001 |
Systemic corticosteroids | ||||
Patients with ≥ 1 prescription (%) | 21.9% | 36.1% | 30.5% | <0.0001 |
Number of units (mean) | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | <0.0001 |
Antibiotics (b) | ||||
Patients with ≥ 1 prescription (%) | 46.5% | 55.7% | 53% | <0.0001 |
Number of units (mean) | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | <0.0001 |
Patients with at least 6 prescriptions of respiratory medications in 2008 | ||||
Number of patients | 367 | 1,153 | 1,152 | |
Systemic corticosteroids | ||||
Patients with ≥ 1 prescription (%) | 21% | 36% | 32.1% | <0.0001 |
Number of units (mean) | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.05 |
Antibiotics (b) | ||||
Patients with ≥ 1 prescription (%) | 43.9% | 55.3% | 52% | 0.0006 |
Number of units (mean) | 1.3 | 2 | 1.8 | <0.0001 |