Table 3

 Outcome measures in children with asthma and GORD treated with omeprazole and placebo

Omeprazole (n = 18)Placebo (n = 18)p value
Values expressed as changes from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 12) with 95% confidence intervals for mean (±1.96 SEM) unless otherwise stated.
Symptom score−1.28 (−2.65 to 0.1)−1.28 (−3.27 to 0.72)1.00
PAQLQ−0.62 (−0.29 to −0.95)−0.50 (−0.29 to −0.70)0.51
FEV1% (mean, median)−1.38 (0.33)−2.01 (−0.50)0.77
FEF25–75 (mean, median)−0.07 (−0.05)0.04 (0.05)0.12
Rescue medication (mean, median)−1.9 (0.0)−1.9 (0.5)0.89
ECP baseline25.9 (14.3. 37.5)20.2 (12.7 to 27.7)
ECP change1.27 (−5.5 to 8.1)1.39 (−4.3 to 7.1)0.98