Hospitalisation % | 12.8 |
Emergency care % | 13.8 |
Frequency of doctor visits about the condition % | |
Once a month | 23.8 |
Every few months | 12.0 |
At least every 6 months | 29.7 |
Once a year | 14.7 |
Never in the past year | 19.2 |
Shown how to use an inhaler % | 67.2 |
Lung function test % | 78.9 |
Spirometry | 45.5 |
Hand-held peak flow | 25.0 |
Both | 10.5 |
Chest radiography % | 56.6 |
Computed tomography of chest % | 19.2 |
Pulse oximetry % | 41.6 |
Electrocardiography % | 47.1 |
Medication used % | |
Short-acting β-agonist | 25.4 |
Inhaled corticosteroids | 26.6 |
Anticholinergics | 17.3 |
Theophylline | 8.4 |
Long-acting β-agonist | 13.4 |
Leukotriene inhibitors | 2.9 |
Systemic corticosteroids | 2.8 |
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory | 0.9 |