Airway responsiveness (follow up:baseline ratio) | Bud v P | 3.0 v 1.9 | <0.001 |
Urgent care visits (number/100 person-y) | Bud v P | 12 v 22 | <0.001 |
| Ned v P | 16 v 22 | 0.02 |
Admissions to hospital (number/100 person-y) | Bud v P | 2.5 v 4.4 | 0.04 |
Prednisone course (number/100 person-y) | Bud v P | 70 v 122 | <0.001 |
| Ned v P | 102 v 122 | 0.01 |
Changes in symptom score | Bud v P | −0.44 v −0.37 | 0.005 |
Changes in episode free days (number/mo) | Bud v P | 11.3 v 9.3 | 0.01 |
Changes in albuterol use for symptoms (puffs/wk) | Bud v P | −7.4 v −5.3 | <0.001 |
Change in total score on Children's Depression Inventory | Bud v P | −3.2 v −2.2 | 0.01 |