PMC:4161609 / 10106-11174 JSONTXT

{"target":"https://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PMC/sourceid/4161609","sourcedb":"PMC","sourceid":"4161609","source_url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/4161609","text":"The relationship between the asthma symptoms score in the G scale and ACT sum score\nThe data on the ACT and the G scale obtained from 128 asthmatic patients who received controller medication continuously were analyzed. The asthma symptoms score was calculated as the sum of the first eight questions on asthma symptoms of the G scale. The ACT sum score was calculated as the sum of five questions. The asthma symptoms score was strongly but negatively correlated with the ACT sum score (Figure 1A). ACT sum scores of ≥20 and ≤19 are useful for identifying patients with controlled and uncontrolled asthma, respectively. When an ACT cut-off point of 19 was established to screen for uncontrolled asthma, a cut-off point of 6 for the asthma symptoms score was suitable for identifying uncontrolled asthma. The sensitivity and specificity for identifying uncontrolled asthma using this cut-off value were 89.3% and 84.0%, respectively (Figure 1B). Asthma was considered uncontrolled in 41 (32%) of the 128 patients because their asthma symptoms scores were 6 or greater.","divisions":[{"label":"title","span":{"begin":0,"end":83}}],"tracks":[]}