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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: There were no statistically significant differences between the groups at 12 months for quality of life (mean difference = -0. 23 ; 95 % CI : -0. 44, -0. 01), days off work (rate ratio = 1. 52 ; 95 % CI : 0. 91, 2. 54), exacerbations (rate ratio = 1. 09 ; 95 % CI : 0. 85, 1. 41), asthma on waking (rate ratio = 1. 21 ; 95 % CI : 0. 79, 1. 85), nocturnal asthma (rate ratio = 0. 98 ; 95 % CI : 0. 63, 1. 51) and post-bronchodilator FEV (1) / FVC ratio (mean difference = -0. 01, 95 % CI : -0. 03, 0. 02).