Adequate MPR for asthma controller medications by deprivation index, age and gender.

*<p> <i>P<0.001; ICS =  Inhaled corticosteroid; LTRA = leukotriene receptors antagonists; LABA/ICS =  fixed dose long-acting β2 -agonist and inhaled corticosteroids combination; LABA+ICS =  concurrent long-acting β2 -agonist and inhaled corticosteroids separate inhaler; SCSIMD  =  Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.</i></p

Baseline characteristics of children prescribed different asthma controller medications.

<p> <i>ICS =  Inhaled corticosteroid; LTRA = leukotriene receptors antagonists; LABA/ICS =  fixed dose long-acting β2 -agonist and inhaled corticosteroids combination; LABA+ICS =  concurrent long-acting β2 -agonist and inhaled corticosteroids separate inhaler; SCSIMD  =  Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation; SABA =  Short-acting β2–agonist; OCS =  Oral corticosteroids.</i></p

Adjusted^* odds ratios of being prescribed reliever medications for children with adequate versus inadequate MPR, stratified by controller medication.

*<p> <i>Adjusted for age, gender, socio-economic status and pre index prescribing of asthma medications. Adjusted OR = Adjusted odds ratios; SABA = Short-acting β2–agonist; OCS = Oral corticosteroids; ICS = Inhaled corticosteroid; LTRA = leukotriene receptors antagonists; LABA/ICS = fixed dose long-acting β2-agonist and inhaled corticosteroids combination; LABA+ICS = concurrent long-acting β2 -agonist and inhaled corticosteroids separate inhaler.</i></p

Box plot for the distribution of Medication Possession Ratio of prescribed asthma controller medications.

<p>Whiskers represent the extreme values, and boxes represent the 75th quartile, median, and 25th quartile. Outliers were excluded from the analysis. MPR =  Medication possession ratio; ICS = Inhaled corticosteroid; LTRA = leukotriene receptors antagonists; LABA/ICS = fixed dose long-acting β2-agonist and inhaled corticosteroids combination; LABA+ICS =  concurrent long-acting β2-agonist and inhaled corticosteroids separate inhaler.</p

The relationship between reliever medication prescription in the post index year and the medication possession ratio.

<p> <i>% of children with adequate vs inadequate MPR. e.g. x% of children with adequate MPR had an OCS prescription while xx% of those with inadequate MPR had an OCS prescription.</i></p>*<p> <i>P<0.001;</i></p>**<p> <i>P<0.05.</i></p><p> <i>SABA =  Short-acting β2–agonist; OCS =  Oral corticosteroids; ICS =  Inhaled corticosteroid; LTRA = leukotriene receptors antagonists; LABA/ICS =  fixed dose long-acting β2 -agonist and inhaled corticosteroids combination; LABA+ICS =  concurrent long-acting β2 -agonist and inhaled corticosteroids separate inhaler.</i></p