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Table 1
The demographics and clinical characteristics of asthma patients treated with inhaled corticosteroid and classified according to the daily doses of inhaled steroids
Characteristic |
Low (n = 8) |
Medium (n = 19) |
High (n = 102) |
P-value |
Age (yr) |
69.6 ± 3.7 |
61.4 ± 3.3 |
68.1 ± 1.5 |
0.182 |
Female sex |
3 (37.5) |
8 (42.1) |
47 (46.1) |
0.589 |
Duration of ICS use (day) |
1,358 ± 230 |
1,856 ± 354 |
1,756 ± 127 |
0.651 |
Total ICS amount (mg) |
278 ± 64 |
779 ± 158 |
1,467 ± 113 |
0.001 |
Fluticasone/total ICS ratio (%) |
73.8 ± 6.8 |
62.7 ± 7.8 |
81.7 ± 2.1 |
0.006
|
Oral prednisolone (mg) |
0 |
61 ± 49 |
559 ± 117 |
0.082 |
No. of nasal steroid canister |
2.5 ± 1.3 |
12.7 ± 4.1 |
18.1 ± 2.1 |
0.080 |
FEV1 (% predicted) |
53.8 ± 9.1 |
66.0 ± 6.1 |
50.1 ± 2.5 |
0.046 |
Serum total IgE ≥ 100 IU/mL |
5 (62.5) |
11 (57.9) |
52 (51.0) |
0.383 |
Morning cortisol ≤ 3 µg/dL |
1 (12.5) |
3 (15.8) |
18 (17.6) |
0.690 |
Abnormal ACTH response*
|
1 (12.5) |
7 (36.8) |
50 (49.0) |
0.036 |
Adrenal insufficiency†
|
1 (12.5) |
8 (42.1) |
51 (50.0) |
0.052 |
Table 2
The demographics and clinical characteristics of asthma patients used inhaled corticosteroid only and classified according to the response to a 250-µg ACTH stimulation test*
Characteristic |
Normal (n = 59) |
Abnormal (n = 28) |
P-value |
Age (yr) |
69.8 ± 1.8 |
65.6 ± 2.8 |
0.202 |
Female sex |
29 (49.2) |
11 (39.3) |
0.388 |
Duration of ICS use (day) |
1,713 ± 154 |
2,140 ± 259 |
0.139 |
Total ICS amount (mg) |
1,173 ± 137 |
1,524 ± 212 |
0.159 |
Fluticasone/total ICS ratio (%) |
79.1 ± 3.2 |
82.7 ± 3.1 |
0.476 |
No. of nasal steroid canister |
12.5 ± 2.4 |
23.4 ± 4.1 |
0.016 |
FEV1 (% predicted) |
53.9 ± 3.4 |
49.7 ± 4.9 |
0.481 |
Serum total IgE ≥ 100 IU/mL (%) |
30/57 (52.6) |
17/28 (60.7) |
0.481 |
Morning cortisol ≤ 3 µg/dL (%) |
1 (1.7) |
10 (35.7) |
<0.001 |