()Univariate analysis for total medical resource utilisation MRU cost in 1038 patients
| n | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | Mean | Statistical test | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 472 | 137.6 | 281.3 | 580.3 | 696.9 | =p0.37# |
| Female | 566 | 123.7 | 273.6 | 592.8 | 763.1 | |
| Age yrs | ||||||
| –1730 | 311 | 90.6 | 214.2 | 410.9 | 553.0 | <p0.0001¶ |
| –3140 | 308 | 127.6 | 257.7 | 575.6 | 714.0 | |
| –4150 | 419 | 177.0 | 347.4 | 710.9 | 880.6 | |
| Eversmoker | ||||||
| Yes | 270 | 136.7 | 291.7 | 594.8 | 714.9 | =p0.32# |
| No | 768 | 130.0 | 275.1 | 567.6 | 739.3 | |
| Access to free asthma care | ||||||
| Yes | 165 | 296.7 | 541.3 | 1406.7 | 1240.1 | <p0.0001# |
| No | 873 | 116.7 | 245.8 | 502.3 | 637.1 | |
| Presence of comorbid conditions | ||||||
| Yes | 772 | 158.6 | 313.6 | 646.0 | 790.3 | <p0.0001# |
| No | 266 | 65.6 | 167.4 | 405.4 | 566.4 | |
| ()Any asthma crisis last 12 months | ||||||
| Yes | 760 | 140.9 | 296.1 | 638.2 | 794.6 | <p0.0001# |
| No | 274 | 104.3 | 236.6 | 456.7 | 535.1 | |
| Missing data | 4 | 554.0 | 2185.9 | 4644.6 | 2599.3 | |
| ()Any wheezing last 12 months | ||||||
| Yes | 745 | 140.9 | 297.9 | 650.7 | 794.8 | <p0.0001# |
| No | 289 | 104.3 | 236.6 | 477.9 | 579.1 | |
| Missing data | 4 | 139.7 | 193.6 | 588.9 | 364.3 | |
| ()Degree of asthma severity baseline period | ||||||
| Low | 388 | 89.8 | 193.3 | 349.0 | 558.7 | <p0.0001¶ |
| Moderate | 231 | 155.8 | 347.2 | 713.7 | 984.3 | |
| High | 380 | 176.4 | 370.9 | 746.8 | 771.9 | |
| Missing data | 39 | 170.9 | 288.3 | 577.7 | 600.3 | |
| ()Level of control last 2 weeks | ||||||
| Good | 515 | 98.8 | 229.4 | 479.9 | 549.8 | <p0.0001¶ |
| Moderate | 294 | 163.2 | 311.6 | 611.9 | 746.3 | |
| Poor | 128 | 208.7 | 459.6 | 1554.2 | 1451.3 | |
| Missing data | 101 | 131.1 | 261.8 | 507.9 | 718.0 | |
| Control stratified on severity+ | ||||||
| Low severityƒ | ||||||
| Good control | 199 | 81.0 | 157.7 | 318.7 | 409.3 | =p0.0009¶ |
| Moderate control | 101 | 109.2 | 236.6 | 402.8 | 497.1 | |
| Poor control | 54 | 139.9 | 297.2 | 864.8 | 1,453.4 | |
| **Moderate severity | ||||||
| Good control | 113 | 137.8 | 324.0 | 621.9 | 958.4 | =p0.07¶ |
| Moderate control | 66 | 199.9 | 403.3 | 748.1 | 853.8 | |
| Poor control | 21 | 300.4 | 561.8 | 1175.8 | 1491.8 | |
| High severity## | ||||||
| Good control | 184 | 138.4 | 308.9 | 584.5 | 478.8 | <p0.0001¶ |
| Moderate control | 117 | 186.2 | 441.8 | 934.6 | 927.0 | |
| Poor control | 46 | 344.4 | 635.2 | 1998.1 | 1379.8 |
All tests were computed without missing values
#: Wilcoxon test
¶: KruskalWallis test
+: computed on 901 patients with valid data for both control and severity
ƒ=: n354
**=: n200
##=: n347