Table 3

Data for follow up 12 months after acute bronchiolitis

Placebo
(n = 24)
Budesonide
(n = 25)
% difference (95% CI)χ2p Value
Number with symptoms12 21 34.0 (9.37 to 58.6)4.980.03
Number with hospital admissions 6 5 5.0 (−18.6 to 28.4)0.010.94
Number with ⩾ 3 symptom episodes 6 11 19.0 (−7.7 to 45.7)1.200.27
Median (range) symptom episodes 1 (0–11) 2 (0–13)0.02
Median (range) symptom days  9 (0–90)18 (0–106)0.08