Table 1 Age and gender breakdown of patients receiving BFC therapy for asthma on index prescription

From: The frequency of, and adherence to, single maintenance and reliever therapy instructions in asthma: a descriptive analysis

Patient characteristics

SMART dosing instructions (N=173)

Maintenance dosing instructions (N=14,645)

 

N

%

N

%

Age (years)

 18–25

23

13.3

1,179

8.1

 26–44

67

38.7

4,637

31.7

 45–64

58

33.5

5,778

39.5

65

25

14.5

3,051

20.8

Gender

 Female

109

63.0

9,148

62.5

 Male

64

37.0

5,497

37.5

  1. Abbreviations: BFC, budesonide/formoterol fixed-dose combination; SMART, single maintenance and reliever therapy.