Factors associated with adequate preventer medication use among the community-based sample of current asthma participants (n = 351)
| Inadequate preventer users(n = 259) | Adequate preventer users(n = 92) | Unadjusted odds ratio for adequate preventer medication use | Adjusted odds ratio for adequate preventer medication use* | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Female gender | 154 (59.5%) | 51 (55.4%) | 0.85 (0.52 to 1.37) | 0.501 | 1.08 (0.61 to 1.89) | 0.801 |
| Early-onset asthma patients | 118 (45.6%) | 56 (60.9%) | 1.86 (1.14 to 3.02) | 0.012 | 1.35 (0.77 to 2.39) | 0.299 |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Never | 109 (42.1%) | 44 (47.8%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Past | 72 (27.8%) | 24 (26.1%) | 0.83 (0.46 to 1.47) | 0.517 | 0.76 (0.40 to 1.44) | 0.396 |
| Current | 78 (30.1%) | 24 (26.1%) | 0.76 (0.43 to 1.36) | 0.356 | 0.94 (0.49 to 1.80) | 0.836 |
| Parents and/or siblings with asthma | 148 (57.1%) | 64 (69.6%) | 1.71 (1.03 to 2.85) | 0.037 | 1.90 (1.09 to 3.32) | 0.025 |
| Any allergies reported | 206 (79.50%) | 79 (85.90%) | 1.56 (0.81 to 3.02) | 0.184 | 1.45 (0.70 to 3.02) | 0.349 |
| Body mass index | ||||||
| Normal | 111 (42.9%) | 31 (33.7%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Overweight | 83 (32.0%) | 37 (40.2%) | 1.60 (0.92 to 2.78) | 0.099 | 1.68 (0.89 to 3.16) | 0.124 |
| Obese | 65 (25.1%) | 24 (26.1%) | 1.32 (0.72 to 2.44) | 0.373 | 1.34 (0.68 to 2.66) | 0.389 |
| GP/emergency/hospital admission last year | 10 (3.9%) | 15 (16.3%) | 4.85 (2.09 to 11.24) | <0.001 | 5.04 (1.94 to 13.07) | 0.001 |
| Ever admitted to hospital for asthma | 41 (15.8%) | 34 (37.0%) | 3.12 (1.82 to 5.34) | <0.001 | 2.92 (1.60 to 5.33) | 0.001 |
| Asthma severity last year | ||||||
| Mild persistent | 70 (27.0%) | 28 (30.4%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Moderate persistent | 76 (29.3%) | 16 (17.4%) | 0.53 (0.26 to 1.05) | 0.070 | 0.43 (0.20 to 0.91) | 0.027 |
| Severe persistent | 43 (16.6%) | 15 (16.3%) | 0.87 (0.42 to 1.82) | 0.714 | 0.52 (0.22 to 1.20) | 0.123 |
| Intermittent | 70 (27.0%) | 33 (35.9%) | 1.18 (0.65 to 2.15) | 0.593 | 1.06 (0.55 to 2.05) | 0.868 |
*Adjusted for gender, onset of asthma, smoking status, family history of asthma, other allergies, body mass index, utilisation of healthcare services last year, hospital admission for asthma ever and persistent asthma disease severity.