Healthcare utilisation, morbidity and lung function before and during the study
| Before study | During study | |||
| 1 yr | 2 yrs | 3 yrs | ||
| Time lost from work/school days | 38.12±61.83 (0–360) | 15.13±33.79 (0–180) | 5.85±17.92 (0–120) | 4.25±9.20 (0–30) |
| Primary care visits n | 6.78±5.96 (0–42) | 2.44±2.59 (0–12) | 1.49±1.81 (0–8) | 1.29±1.79 (0–10) |
| Emergency visits n | ||||
| Primary care | 1.67±1.78 (0–8) | 0.43±1.04 (0–6) | 0.24±0.73 (0–4) | 0.25±0.93 (0–6) |
| Acute care hospital | 0.79±0.12 (0–6) | 0.21±0.60 (0–3) | 0.21±0.63 (0–3) | 0.13±0.38 (0–2) |
| Hospitalisations n | 0.10±0.30 (0–1) | 0.016±0.13 (0–1) | 0.016±0.13 (0–1) | 0.016±0.13 (0–1) |
| Nocturnal awakenings n | 120.43±122.5 (0–360) | 36.61±65.56 (0–300) | 20.48±53.52 (0–300) | 16.43±47.99 (0–300) |
| FEV1 % pred | 72.71±19.50 (25–108) | 78.55±17.62 (36–112) | 81.29±18.89 (34–118) | 83.23±18.76 (31–121) |
| L | 2.14±0.68 (0.85–3.89) | 2.30±0.72 (0.98–3.97) | 2.39±0.75 (0.98–4.13) | 2.42±0.72 (0.85–4.13) |
Data are presented as mean±sd (range)
FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second
% pred: percentage of the predicted value