Volume 128, Issue 2, Pages (August 2005)

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Volume 128, Issue 2, Pages 602-608 (August 2005) Short-Acting β-Agonist Prescription Fills as a Marker for Asthma Morbidity Naureckas Edward T , MD, FCCP, Dukic Vanja , PhD, Bao Xiaoming , MSc, Rathouz Paul , PhD CHEST Volume 128, Issue 2, Pages 602-608 (August 2005) DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.2.602 Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 ORs for Illinois Medicaid recipients with asthma not receiving regular inhaled steroids. The lag represents the number of days between SABA prescription fill and an asthma hospitalization or an ED visit for a respiratory-related diagnosis. ORs are plotted on a logarithmic scale. Error bars represent 95% CIs CHEST 2005 128, 602-608DOI: (10.1378/chest.128.2.602) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 ORs for Illinois Medicaid recipients with asthma receiving regular inhaled steroids (three or more prescription fills per year). The lag represents the number of days between SABA prescription fill and an asthma hospitalization or an ED visit for a respiratory-related diagnosis. ORs are plotted on a logarithmic scale. Error bars represent 95% CIs CHEST 2005 128, 602-608DOI: (10.1378/chest.128.2.602) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions