An Efficacy Study Comparing SYMBICORT® Pressurised Metered Dose Inhaler (pMDI) With Budesonide Hydrofluoroalkanes (HFA) pMDI, in Hispanic Subjects With ICS Dependent Asthma

Change from baseline (average of daily records over the 14 days of run-in) to the average of daily records over the treatment period of 12 weeks, with baseline value as covariate.

Asthma Events, defined as any of: decrease in lung function (FEV1 or AM PEF), use of rescue medication over maximum allowed per day, night awakening requiring use of rescue medication, exacerbation of asthma requiring medical assistance, use of not allowed asthma medication

Percentage of participants with "Withdrawals Due to Pre-defined Asthma Events" as recorded in CRF. Includes all subjects who were randomised, took at least one dose of study medication and contributed sufficient data for the endpoint to be calculated.

Changes in pre-dose FEV1 from baseline to the average value over the treatment period, with baseline value as covariate. Includes all subjects who were randomised, took at least one dose of study medication and contributed sufficient data for the endpoint to be calculated.

Change from baseline (average of daily records over the 14 days of run-in) to the average of daily records over the treatment period of 12 weeks with baseline as covariate. Includes all subjects who were randomised, took at least one dose of study medication and contributed sufficient data for the endpoint to be calculated.

Change from baseline in average of daily scores for nighttime asthma over 12 weeks of treatment, with baseline value as covariate.

Daily scale:

• 0 = No symptoms
• 1 = Mild symptoms
• 2 = Moderate symptoms
• 3 = Severe symptoms

Change from baseline in average of daily scores for daytime asthma over 12 weeks of treatment, with baseline value as covariate.

Daily scale:

• 0 = No symptoms
• 1 = Mild symptoms
• 2 = Moderate symptoms
• 3 = Severe symptoms

Change from baseline in percentage of nights with awakenings due to asthma over 12 weeks of treatment, with baseline value as covariate.

Change from baseline in rescue medication use over 12 weeks of treatment with baseline value as covariate. Includes all subjects who were randomised, took at least one dose of study medication and contributed sufficient data for the endpoint to be calculated.

Change from baseline in percentage of rescue-free days over 12 weeks of treatment, with baseline value as covariate. Includes all subjects who were randomised, took at least one dose of study medication and contributed sufficient data for the endpoint to be calculated.

Change from baseline in percentage of symptom-free days over 12 weeks of treatment, with baseline value as covariate. Includes all subjects who were randomised, took at least one dose of study medication and contributed sufficient data for the endpoint to be calculated.

The assessment was made using a 5-point Likert scale with 1=much better, 2=somewhat better, 3=comparable, 4=somewhat worse, and 5=much worse transformed to a binary variable with points 1 and 2 combined as "Yes" and points 3, 4, 5 as "No". Percent of Participants that gave positive responses.

The assessment was made using a 5-point scale with 1=much better, 2=somewhat better, 3=comparable, 4=somewhat worse, and 5=much worse transformed to a binary variable with points 1and 2 combined as "Yes" and points 3, 4, 5 as "No". Percent of Participants that gave positive responses.

Mean scores (6-points scale, where 1-means the most positive opinion and 6-the most negative opinion) were calculated for items in domain. 6-point response options were scored on a 0±100 scale, where 100 represented the highest level of satisfaction and 0 the lowest level of satisfaction.

Mean scores (6 or 5-points scale, where 1-means the most positive opinion and 5/6-the most negative opinion) were calculated for items in domain. 6-point response options were scored on a 0±100 scale, where 100 represented the highest level of satisfaction and 0 the lowest level of satisfaction.

Mean scores (5-points scale, where 1-means the most positive opinion and 5-the most negative opinion) were calculated for items in domain. 6-point response options were scored on a 0±100 scale, where 100 represented the highest level of satisfaction and 0 the lowest level of satisfaction.