Table 2—

Patients' classification of severity and medication regimes

Class 1Class 2Class 3Class 4Total
Total5197016146
Adherent regimes35# (69)4 (44)30 (43)3 (19)72
Nonadherent regimes74
 No current medication2 (4)04 (6)0
 No short‐acting β‐agonist14 (27)1 (11)14 (20)9 (56)
 Only short‐acting β‐agonist4 (44)19 (27)2 (13)
 Other regimes lacking inhaled corticosteroid03 (4)1 (6)
 Other regimes lacking long‐acting β‐agonist1 (6)
  • Data are presented as n (%)

  • #: including nine with only a short acting β‐agonist