Findings at 3 years | Budesonide mg* | p Value† | Salbutamol mg* | p Value† |
Abnormal lung function‡ | 0.169 | 0.291 | 0.104 | 0.516 |
Skin prick test positive | −0.231 | 0.11 | −0.254 | 0.079 |
Symptoms during third year of life | ||||
Ongoing wheeze | 0.461 | 0.001 | 0.292 | 0.04 |
Ongoing cough/dyspnoea | −0.06 | 0.678 | 0.116 | 0.422 |
Ongoing airway symptoms | 0.513 | <0.001 | 0.498 | <0.001 |
Bold denotes p<0.05.
↵* Purchase of inhaled budesonide or salbutamol during third year of life is expressed in mg.
↵† Significance was tested by the Mann–Whitney U test.
↵‡ Abnormal lung function at 3 years of age defined as respiratory resistance >1.65 SD of predicted or respiratory reactance <1.65 SD of predicted.