Table 6 Mean and median cumulative doses of all steroid routes for all patients
From: Quantifying the real life risk profile of inhaled corticosteroids in COPD by record linkage analysis
Steroid exposure route | n | Mean | Median | Inter quartile range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cumulative inhaled dose | 3,243 | 0.45 g | 0.27 g | 0.01-0.69 g |
Cumulative oral dose | 2,465 | 1.47 g | 0.25 g | 0-1.4 g |
Cumulative rectal dose | 257 | 0.01 g | 0 g | 0-0 g |
Cumulative number of prescription for topical steroids | 1,966 | 24 | 0 | 0-32 |