Mean baseline values for three systemic markers of inhaled corticosteroid absorption in asthmatic and healthy subjects
| Asthmatic (n=31) | Healthy (n=45) | Mean difference (95% CI) | Ratio of geometric means (95% CI) | p value | |
| Urinary total cortisol metabolites (μg/day) | 5897 | 8468 | 2571 (1237 to 3905) | – | <0.001 |
| Serum osteocalcin (ng/ml) | 4.2 | 5.7 | 1.5 (0.87 to 2.22) | – | <0.001 |
| Serum cortisol2-150 (nmol/l) | 449 | 537 | – | 1.19 (1 to 1.43) | 0.05 |
↵2-150 Geometric mean values.