Table 1 Asthma control at each BTS/SIGN therapy stage.
Asthma stage by CGC (BTS/SIGN guidelines) | CGC reported “Good” control (n = 75) | CGC reported “Partial” Control (n = 19) | CGC reported “Poor control” (n = 244) |
|---|---|---|---|
Non-guideline therapy (n = 1) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Intermittent reliever therapy i.e., as needed SABA (n = 16) | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Regular preventer therapy i.e., low-dose ICS (n = 48) | 14 | 8 | 26 |
Initial Add-On therapy ICS/LABA (n = 33) | 6 | 6 | 21 |
Additional Controller therapy (n = 93) | 31 | 1 | 61 |
Specialist Therapies (as per BTS SIGN guideline) (n = 147) | 22 | 2 | 123 |
