Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 76. values are absolute frequencies or means)
Overall | 76 (100%) |
|---|---|
Women | 57 (75%) |
Diagnosed by pulmologist | 58 (76%) |
Diagnosed by GP | 18 (24%) |
Recruited by specialist | 36 (47%) |
Recruited by GP | 40 (53%) |
Smokers | 14 (18%) |
Mean age (overall) | 45.6 years (SD = 15.4) |
Mean BMI (overall) | 26.0 mg/m2 (SD = 5.0) |
Previous asthma training | 52 (68%) |
ACQ 6 week 1 | |
Mean | 1.3 (SD 1.0) |
≤0.75 | 34 (45%) |
0.76–1.49 | 19 (25%) |
≥1.5 | 23 (30%) |
FEV1 mean week 1 | 2.4 (SD 0.7) |
FEV1 %-predicted mean week 1 | 80.5% (SD 19.1%) |
PEF mean week 1 (mornings/evenings) | 404 (SD 96) /390 (SD 98) |
PEF %-predicted mean week 1 | 90.9% (SD 21.9%) |
Asthma medication | |
ICS | 63 (83%) |
LABA | 45 (59%) |
RABA | 52 (68%) |
Others | 11 (15%) |
Controller | 70 (92%) |
Reliever | 45 (59%) |
Controller + reliever | 38 (50%) |
None | 1 (1.3%) |
