TABLE 2

Baseline medication use and asthma control score

	Lean	Obese	p-value
Medication use
ICS-LABA-LAMA	0	1	0.31
ICS-LABA	2	2	1
ICS	1	2	0.53
LTRA	2	0	0.14
No controller therapy	6	7	0.86
Asthma control score
ACQ score^#	0.84 ±0.71	1.63±0.63	0.01^¶
Urgent asthma care in the prior 12 months
ED visit	0	1	0.31
Urgent care (non-ED) visit	0	4	0.03
Systemic corticosteroids	1	2	0.53

Data are presented as number of participants or mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. ICS: inhaled corticosteroid; LABA: long-acting beta-agonist; LAMA: long-acting muscarinic antagonist; LTRA: leukotriene receptor antagonist; ACQ: Asthma Control Questionnaire; ED: emergency department. p-values were calculated using the Chi-squared test, except ^¶, which was calculated using the t-test. ^#: higher score is indicative of worse asthma control.