Adherence to treatment guidelines and good asthma control in Finland

Figures & data

Figure 1. Study flow chart. ATC = the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System.

Table 1. Characteristics of responders with physician-diagnosed asthma.

Total	541
Age (years)	62.0 (50.0–70.0)
Females	333 (61.6)
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.4 (24.3–31.2)
Smoking status* Current Ex Never	74 (13.8) 177 (33.0) 286 (53.2)
Physician-diagnosed COPD	46 (8.5)
Physician-diagnosed allergy to pollen or animals or both	276 (51.0)

Data are presented as n (%) or median (IQR) *4 subjects excluded because of missing answer on smoking habits. BMI = body mass index. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Table 2. Use of asthma medication among responders with physician-diagnosed asthma.

	All responders with asthma	Responders reporting regular use of asthma medication	Responders reporting courses or as-needed use of asthma medication
Total	516*	446	70
ICS**	489 (94.8)	433 (97.1)	56 (80.0)
LABA**	286 (55.4)	264 (59.2)	22 (31.4)
LAMA**	41 (7.9)	41 (9.2)	0 (0.0)
LTRA	84 (16.3)	81 (18.2)	3 (4.3)
SABA/SAMA**	362 (70.2)	308 (69.1)	54 (77.1)

Data are presented as n (%). *Excluded 25 responders who had not specified the used asthma medication **Alone or fixed combination inhaler. ICS = inhaled corticosteroid. LABA = long-acting β2-agonist. LAMA = long-acting muscarinic antagonist. LTRA = leukotriene receptor antagonist. SABA = short-acting β2-agonist. SAMA = short-acting muscarinic antagonist. Note: triple combination inhalers (ICS+LABA+LAMA) were not available at the time of the study.

Figure 2. Proportions of subjects reporting a self-management plan and asthma-related control visits among responders with physician-diagnosed asthma.

Figure 3. (a) Asthma symptom control according to the Asthma Control Test (ACT). (b) Proportions of responses to each choice of the questions in the Asthma Control Test.

Figure 4. Proportions of subjects reporting different indicators of asthma exacerbations during the previous 12 months.

Data availability statement

Data available on request from the authors.