Table of events of hospitalisation due to pneumoniae or death by exposure to extrafine particle size ICS or standard particle size ICS during the 1-year follow-up
| Standard* ICS | Extrafine* ICS | Total | |
| No event, n (column percentage) | 26 571, 77.7% | 1212, 82.4% | 27 783 |
| Hospitalisation due to pneumonia, n (column percentage) | 4513, 13.2% | 144, 9.8% | 4657 |
| Death, n (column percentage) | 3136, 9.2% | 115, 7.8% | 3251 |
| Total | 34 220 | 1471 | 35 691 |
*Devices containing beclomethason hydrofluoroalkane solutions or ciclesonide sprays were categorised as extrafine particles, all other ICS devices were categorised as standard particle size.
ICS, inhaled corticosteroid.