Table 2 Median (and interquartile range) of asthma quality of life questionnaire (AQLQ) domain scores and total score in relation to sociodemographic characteristics, parity, hospital admission of mother and child after pregnancy in women with asthma. p value from Mann–Whitney test¹

Living in

City

16 (47.1)

60.7 (53.6–72.6)

70.1 (66.6–71.8)

58.6 (53.6–67.1)

76.8 (62.5–85.7)

67.6 (60.6–69.9)

Village

18 (52.9)

53.6 (39.6–64.6)

63.6 (56.5–70.8)

54.3 (37.9–67.1)

75.0 (67.9–84.8)

58.0 (52.3–68.3)

p = 0.025

p = 0.154

p = 0.297

p = 0.878

p = 0.081

Ethnicity

Turk

15 (44.1)

53.6 (39.9–63.1)

62.3 (54.5–70.1)

57.1 (45.7–77.1)

75.0 (62.5–85.7)

60.3 (50.2–68.8)

Farsi

19 (55.9)

60.7 (53.6–70.2)

70.1 (64.3–73.4)

57.1 (51.4–62.9)

75.0 (66.1–83.9)

64.7 (58.0–70.1)

p = 0.077

p = 0.083

p = 0.811

p = 0.864

p = 0.202

Age

− 30 years

17 (50.0)

60.7 (53.6–67.9)

68.8 (63.6–72.7)

57.1 (51.4–65.7)

78.6 (75.0–85.7)

67.0 (60.7–69.6)

 + 30 years

17 (50.0)

53.6 (40.5–66.7)

66.2 (55.8–71.4)

54.3 (40.0–68.6)

71.4 (57.1–78.6)

55.8 (52.7–68.8)

p = 0.290

p = 0.218

p = 0.339

p = 0.079

p = 0.150

Parity

Primipara

9 (26.5)

67.9 (61.9–67.9)

68.8 (61.0–74.0)

60.0 (54.3–80.0)

82.1 (75.0–85.7)

68.8 (64.3–71.0)

Multipara

25 (73.5)

53.6 (45.2–60.7)

67.5 (58.4–71.4)

54.3 (45.7–65.7)

71.4 (57.1–82.1)

60.7 (54.5–68.8)

p = 0.188

p = 0.565

p = 0.246

p = 0.086

p = 0.140

Hospital admission (mother)

Yes

5 (14.7)

65.5 (56.0–67.9)

67.5 (64.9–72.7)

54.3 (51.4–80.0)

78.6 (75.0–82.1)

68.8 (64.3–69.2)

No

29 (85.3)

54.8 (40.5–67.9)

68.8 (58.4–71.4)

57.1 (45.7–65.7)

75.0 (64.3–85.7)

62.1 (53.6–69.6)

p = 0.241

p = 0.460

p = 0.377

p = 0.587

p = 0.244

Hospital admission (child)

Yes

4 (11.8)

67.9 (64.3–69.9)

73.4 (69.8–76.9)

80.0 (77.9–80.0)

80.4 (74.1–85.7)

72.1 (69.2–75.1)

No

30 (88.2)

55.4 (41.7–66.4)

67.5 (58.8–71.4)

54.3 (47.1–62.9)

75.0 (58.9–84.8)

61.4 (53.8–68.8)

p = 0.138

p = 0.096

p = 0.002

p = 0.272

p = 0.025

Days with asthma symptoms

 < 1/week

25 (73.5)

60.7 (53.6–67.9)

68.8 (61.0–71.4)

60.0 (51.4–71.4)

75.0 (71.4–85.7)

67.0 (55.8–69.6)

 ≥ 1/week

9 (26.5)

46.4 (38.1–58.3)

67.5 (51.9–72.7)

54.3 (45.7–57.1)

64.3 (57.1–85.7)

60.3 (49.1–64.7)

p = 0.175

p = 0.908

p = 0.263

p = 0.419

p = 0.202

Visits to asthma doctor

None

14 (41.2)

53.6 (42.0–65.5)

66.2 (60.1–70.8)

54.3 (47.1–67.1)

75.0 (71.4–78.6)

60.5 (54.1–68.3)

 ≥ 1/2 weeks

20 (58.8)

59.5 (51.5–68.2)

69.5 (59.7–71.8)

57.1 (51.4–67.1)

76.8 (57.1–85.7)

66.1 (55.1–70.6)

p = 0.290

p = 0.500

p = 0.641

p = 0.743

p = 0.259