TABLE 2

Use of asthma medication in COVID-19 patients with underlying asthma

ParametersN (%) in the last one yearN (%) in the last two months
ICS alone66 (30.3%)58 (26.6%)
ICS-LABA84 (38.5%)78 (35.8%)
Inhaled LABA0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
Oral LABA77 (35.3%)70 (32.1%)
Patch LABA41 (18.8%)36 (16.5%)
LTRA160 (73.4%)145 (66.5%)
Inhaled SABA83 (38.1%)75 (34.4%)
Oral SABA30 (13.8%)8 (3.7%)
Xanthine110 (50.5%)100 (45.9%)
Inhaled LAMA25 (11.5%)25 (11.5%)

ICS: inhaled corticosteroids; LABA: long-acting β2-agonists; LAMA: long-acting muscarine antagonists; LTRA: leukotriene receptor antagonists; SABA: short-acting β2-agonists.