Table 4 The effects of exercise intervention on asthma control based on baseline and 6-month follow-up surveys.
From: Regular exercise improves asthma control in adults: A randomized controlled trial
Outcome measure, past 4 weeks1 | Intervention group (N = 44) | Reference group (N = 45) | Effect of intervention: RD (95% CI) | Hypothesis testing: P for RD = 0 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tot N | Better n Risk b | No change n | Worse n Risk w | Tot N | Better n Risk b | No change n | Worse n Risk w | |||
Shortness of breath | 44 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 0.301 | 0.003 |
0.523 | 0.182 | 0.222 | 0.178 | (0.109–0.492) | ||||||
Wheezing | 43 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 45 | 14 | 29 | 2 | −0.009 | 0.929 |
0.302 | 0.186 | 0.311 | 0.044 | (−0.202–0.184) | ||||||
Cough | 43 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 45 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 0.080 | 0.395 |
0.302 | 0.093 | 0.222 | 0.089 | (−0.103–0.263) | ||||||
Phlegm | 42 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 45 | 9 | 29 | 7 | 0.014 | 0.870 |
0.214 | 0.071 | 0.200 | 0.156 | (−0.156–0.185) | ||||||
