TABLE 5

Patients’ medication by room type

TreatmentRoom without radiant cooling %Room with radiant cooling %p-value
LABA, n (%)12 (60)33 (79)0.205
LAMA, n (%)13 (65)28 (67)0.892
SABA, n (%)8 (40)26 (62)0.149
SAMA, n (%)5 (25)11 (26)0.992
ICS, n (%)9 (45)27 (64)0.213
Systemic corticosteroid, n (%)12 (60)15 (36)0.046*
Methylxanthine, n (%)1 (5.0)11 (26)0.057
Leukotriene antagonist, n (%)0 (0.0)2 (4.8)0.333
Angiotensin-II-receptor antagonist, n (%)1 (5.0)7 (17)0.222
ACE inhibitor, n (%)12 (60)8 (19)0.001**
Beta blocker7 (35)13 (31)0.650
Diuretic9 (45)20 (48)0.986

Comparisons were made by chi-squared test. LABA: long-acting beta2-agonist; LAMA: long-acting muscarinic antagonist; SABA: short-acting beta2-agonist; SAMA: short-acting muscarinic antagonist; ICS: inhaled corticosteroid; ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme. * p<0.05; ** p<0.01.