Not All Children with Under-Control Asthma are Controlled

Table 1.: Main Clinical and Spirometric Characteristics of 134 Children (Mean Age 10.95; 98 Males and 36 Females) Enrolled in the Study

		Under Control (n=98)		Not Under Control (n=36)	All Patients n=134
		*Negative Bronchodilation Test (n=81)*	*Positive Bronchodilation Test (n=17)*	Not Under Control (n=36)	All Patients n=134
Asthma severity	*Intermittent*	34 (42%)	7 (41 %)	7 (19%)	48 (36%)
	*Intermittent*	41 (42%)		7 (19%)	48 (36%)
	*Mild persistent*	40 (50%)	7 (40%)	19 (53%)	66 (49%)
	*Mild persistent*	47 (48%)		19 (53%)	66 (49%)
	*Moderate persistent*	7 (9%)	3 (18%)	7 (19%)	17 (13%)
	*Moderate persistent*	10 (10%)		7 (19%)	17 (13%)
	*Severe persistent*	0	0	3 (8%)	3 (2%)
	*Severe persistent*	0		3 (8%)	3 (2%)
Controller medications	**ICS^***	50 (51%)	8 (47%)	17 (47%)	67 (50%)
	**ICS^***	42 (52%)		17 (47%)	67 (50%)
	ICS^*+ LABA^†	11 (11%)	2 (12%)	6 (17%)	17 (13%)
	ICS^*+ LABA^†	9 (11%)		6 (17%)	17 (13%)
	*Only reliever medications*	37 (38%)	7 (41%)	13 (36%)	50 (37%)
	*Only reliever medications*	30 (37%)		13 (36%)	50 (37%)

^*ICS: inhaled corticosteroids; ^†LABA: long-acting β₂agonists; bronchodilation test was considered to be positive when deltaFEV₁≥ 12%; deltaFEV₁= (FEV₁postBD-FEV₁at baseline) / FEV₁ at baseline.