Table 3

Diary card data after two weeks of treatment

PrednisoloneFP2000FP500
PEF (l/min)439 (405;489)456 (404;495)434 (401;491)
Daytime symptoms 0.29 (0;1)0.14 (0;0.68)0.07 (0;0.71)
Rescue medication (no./day)0.57 (0.11;2)0.03-150(0;0.43)0.03-152 (0;0.93)

  • Data expressed as medians with interquartile ranges.

  • Symptoms: maximal score = 3.

  • p⩽0.05 (tested with ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis):

  • ↵3-150 FP2000 versus prednisolone;

  • ↵3-152 FP500 versus prednisolone