Re-hospitalisation or death | |||||
Study population | ICS withdrawal | Control | HR (95% CI) | p-value | |
1–2 PS matching | All | 904 | 1808 | 0.65 (0.52–0.80) | <0.001 |
Comorbid asthma | 330 | 684 | 0.67 (0.50–0.91) | 0.010 | |
Without asthma | 574 | 1124 | 0.68 (0.51–0.90) | 0.008 | |
Stabilised IPTW | All | 835 | 2621 | 0.71 (0.56–0.90) | 0.005 |
Comorbid asthma | 481 | 1513 | 0.82 (0.57–1.18) | 0.294 | |
Without asthma | 353 | 1108 | 0.58 (0.45–0.75) | <0.001 |