Table 2 Prescription of asthma medication by age group and type of medication
Age groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0–2 | 3–5 | 6–8 | 9–11 | 12–14 | 15–17 | Total | |
n = 9,030 | n = 12,690 | n = 13,357 | n = 13,521 | n = 13,087 | n = 12,895 | n = 74,580 | |
Prescription of asthma medication | 11.7 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 7.5 |
Therapy groups, % | |||||||
SABA | 36.9 | 24.9 | 28.0 | 32.2 | 40.4 | 40.5 | 32.7 |
ICS | 19.5 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 20.5 | 16.3 | 19.6 | 20.7 |
SABA + ICS | 35.0 | 45.3 | 43.4 | 40.0 | 36.7 | 30.9 | 39.4 |
Other medicines | 8.6 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 7.2 |
1 prescription | 58.1 | 52.5 | 48.3 | 52.3 | 52.6 | 53.7 | 52.9 |
2 prescriptions | 20.2 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 21.0 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 20.8 |
≥3 prescriptions | 21.7 | 26.5 | 29.8 | 26.7 | 27.8 | 26.0 | 26.3 |