Environmental Exposure and Nonadherence with Medicines Directly Correlate with Exacerbations and Hospitalization for Asthma: A Population-Based Survey from UAE

Table 3

Comparison between objective and subjective evaluation of asthma control.

Level of asthma control	Subjective asthma control; 𝑛 (%)	Objective asthma control*; 𝑛 (%)	𝑃
Poorly and not well controlled	8 (4%)	60 (30%)	<0.05
Well/completely controlled	192 (96%)	140 (70%)	<0.05

*Objective evaluation of asthma control according to the Asthma Control Test (ACT).
ACT: 5 to 19—poorly or not well controlled asthma, 20 to 25—well controlled asthma.
*(Reprinted with permission from AIR UAE survey [12]).