Effect of Pregnancy on Quantitative Medication Use and Relation to Exacerbations in Asthma

Table 2

Comparison of oral asthma medications before, during, and after pregnancy.

Medication	Group	Before pregnancy	During pregnancy	After pregnancy
		Days/month
		Mean ± sd	Mean ± sd	Mean ± sd
LTRAs	Total				<0.0001
	Group 1				0.0003
	Group 2				<0.0001
	Group 3				<0.0001
	Group 4				<0.0001
Xanthine	Total				<0.0001
	Group 1				0.3094
	Group 2				<0.0001
	Group 3				<0.0001
	Group 4				<0.0001
LABA	Total				<0.0001
	Group 1				<0.0001
	Group 2				<0.0001
	Group 3				<0.0001
	Group 4				<0.0001
Low-dose systemic corticosteroids	Total				<0.0001
	Group 1				<0.0001
	Group 2				<0.0001
	Group 3				<0.0001
	Group 4				<0.0001

value according to the multivariate analysis of variance; LTRA, leukotriene receptor antagonist; LABA, long-acting -agonists; sd, standard deviation.