Table 1 Utilization of Health Resources 1 Year Before and 1 Year After Admission in a Reference Centre for Asthma Control (ProAR) in Salvador-Bahia, Brazil: Analysis of a Subsample of 269 Consecutive Patients Completing 1 Year of Follow-up
1 Year Before Admission | 1 Year After Admission | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Oral corticosteroid cycles | N = 1281 | N = 421 | < 0.01 |
4.7 per patient | 1.6 per patient | ||
Absenteeism with work (days) | N = 3056 | N = 431 | < 0.01 |
11.4 per patient | 1.6 per patient | ||
Visits to an emergency room | N = 8577 | N = 1289 | < 0.01 |
31.9 per patient | 4.8 per patient | ||
Hospitalizations | N = 383 | N = 38 | |
1.42 per patient | 0.14 per patient | < 0.01 |