| Age 4–11 yrs | C-ACT score | Age 12–18 yrs | ACT score | |
| GINA | ||||
| Uncontrolled | 41 (51) | 21 (6–26) | 30 (52) | 18 (10–24) |
| Partially controlled | 26 (32) | 23 (20–27) | 23 (40) | 23 (20–25) |
| Controlled | 14 (17) | 27 (23–27) | 5 (9) | 25 (24–25) |
| Total | 81 | 23 (6–27)# | 58 | 21 (10–25)¶ |
Data are presented as n (%), median (range) or n. #: n=78; ¶: n=57. All pairwise differences between the three GINA control categories regarding median values of C-ACT scores were significant (all p<0.002). The same applied to the ACT scores.