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Table 3 Comparison between the reasons for lack of asthma control at the cross-sectional visit and at the 12-month follow-up visit

From: 1-year prospective real life monitoring of asthma control and quality of life in Italy

Reasons for lack of asthma control, n (%)(1)

Cross-sectional phase visit

12-month follow-up visit

 
 

Total n = 1017

Total n = 141

p-value(2)

Comorbidities

154 (15.1)

51 (36.2)

<0.001

Continued exposure to irritants/triggers

295 (29.0)

48 (34.0)

0.238

Poor adherence to therapy

440 (43.3)

38 (27.0)

<0.001

Smoking habits

154 (15.1)

11 (7.8)

0.020

Lack of patient follow up

405 (39.8)

9 (6.4)

<0.001

Inadequate therapy

202 (19.9)

8 (5.7)

<0.001

Poor patient-doctor communication

216 (21.2)

5 (3.6)

<0.001

Inadequate inhalation technique

63 (6.2)

4 (2.8)

0.125

  1. (1) According to the doctor’s opinion; Patients could have more than one reason; (2) Fisher exact test between the cross-sectional visit and the 12-month follow-up visit.