Table 1:

 BaselineFollow-upp-value
ACQ (IQR)3.4 (2.5-4.1)2.8 (1.9-4.0)0.0001
Juniper-AQLQ total-score (IQR)3.0 (2.5-3.9)3.7 (2.8-5.1)0.0001
≥1 GP/AE visits past year (%)201 (88)152 (66)0.0001
≥1 hosp admissions past year (%)131 (48)90 (33)0.0005
≥1 oral steroid course past year (%)217 (91)185 (77)0.0001
Steroid courses past year (IQR)6 (3-8)3 (1-5)0.0001
On maintenance oral steroid (%)119 (41)123 (43ns
Oral steroid dose (IQR)15 (10-20)10 (8-20)0.003
Anti-IgE-therapy (%)13 (5)39 (14)0.0002
Steroid-sparing agent (%)10 (4)27 (10)0.006