Table 4

FEV1 4-150 response after 3 and 6 months of budesonide or placebo

Study period (months)FEV1 change4-151(ml)Treatment difference4-151 Budesonide-placebo (ml)No. (%) of patients with ⩾15% in change in FEV1
BudesonidePlaceboBudesonidePlacebo
0–3n = 38n = 34n = 38n = 34
−13 (−59 to 33)−1 (−65 to 62)−12 (−88 to 63)4 (11)7 (20)
0–6n = 36n = 30n = 36n = 30
8 (−51 to 68)12 (−61 to 85)−4 (−95 to 87)6 (17)8 (27)
  • 4-150 Values are pre-bronchodilator FEV1 responses.

  • 4-151 Values are the means with 95% CI in parentheses for FEV1change from baseline and treatment difference.