Results
All fifty patients (18 males, 32 females) completed the
study. Their mean age was 3713 (SD) yrs and pre-bronchodilator
FEV1 % pred. was 77.218.8. Twelve patients
used short-acting b2-agonists alone; 34 needed regular
inhaled steroids plus short-acting b2-agonists; three took
inhaled steroids plus both long and short-acting b2-agonists;
and one required all three medications plus an oral
steroid.