Baseline characteristics of patient groups.
| Mild/moderate | Severe | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic | Telephone | Clinic | Telephone | Clinic | Telephone | |
| Patients (n) | 97 | 97 | 92 | 91 | 5 | 6 |
| Mean age, years (SD) | 49.6 (16.1) | 50.8 (15.4) | 50.2 (16.3) | 49.3 (15.0) | 45.8 (14.6) | 58.8 (15.4) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 38 | 50 | 36 | 44 | 2 | 6 |
| Female | 59 | 47 | 56 | 47 | 3 | 0 |
| Mean daily inhaled steroid dose, mcg (IQR) | 200 (200) | 200 (200) | 200 (200) | 200 (200) | 1000 (1000) | 1000 (0) |
IQR = interquartile range.
SD = standard deviation.