Disease and treatment characteristics of asthma sufferers by control
| Diagnosed asthma | p-value# | ||
| Not well-controlled | At least well-controlled | ||
| Subjects n | 1159 | 1178 | |
| Years since diagnosis | 17.0±13.7 | 16.7±12.9 | 0.616 |
| Asthma severity¶ | <0.001 | ||
| Mild intermittent | 34.5 | 72.8 | |
| Mild persistent | 26.1 | 17.4 | |
| Moderate persistent | 31.9 | 8.6 | |
| Severe persistent | 7.5 | 1.2 | |
| Number of instances spoken with doctor about asthma in past year | <0.001 | ||
| 0 | 11.7 | 29.5 | |
| 1 | 20.7 | 33.7 | |
| 2 | 24.4 | 21.3 | |
| 3 | 12.4 | 6.3 | |
| ≥4 | 30.8 | 9.2 | |
| Use of rescue medication | 42.7 | 12.0 | <0.001 |
| Use of controller medication | 44.1 | 25.8 | <0.001 |
| MMAS, among treated | 1.49±1.33 | 1.34±1.28 | 0.015 |
| Ever forgotten to take medicine | 41.5 | 33.6 | <0.001 |
| Careless about taking medicine | 33.5 | 27.3 | 0.003 |
| Stop taking medicine when feel better | 49.0 | 50.5 | 0.500 |
| Stop taking medicine when feel worse | 24.8 | 22.7 | 0.279 |
| Healthcare resource use in past 6 months | |||
| Traditional medical provider visits | 9.93±11.59 | 6.48±7.96 | <0.001 |
| Visited ER | 25.5 | 17.7 | <0.001 |
Data are presented as mean±sd or %, unless otherwise stated. MMAS: Morisky Medication Adherence Scale; ER: emergency room. #: computed using Chi-squared for comparisons of percentages and t-tests for comparisons of means; ¶: self reported.