Table 5 Median (and interquartile range) of asthma quality of life questionnaire (AQLQ) domain scores and total score in relation to regular asthma medication and systemic corticosteroid (CS) use in pregnant women with asthma. p value from Mann–Whitney test
From: Quality of life and asthma control in pregnant women with asthma
Grouping by* | AQLQ domain | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Symptoms | Activities | Emotional | Environmental stimuli | Total | |
Regular medication | |||||
None (n = 13) | 53.6 (46.4–71.4) | 67.5 (61.0–71.4) | 54.3 (51.4–68.6) | 75.0 (67.9–78.6) | 62.9 (55.8–69.2) |
≥ 1/day (n = 20) | 56.5 (44.0–63.4) | 67.5 (57.8–71.4) | 57.1 (50.0–67.9) | 76.8 (57.1–85.7) | 63.4 (54.0–69.0) |
p value | 0.785 | 0.842 | 0.730 | 0.785 | 0.870 |
Systemic CS use | |||||
No (n = 26) | 53.6 (42.9–67.3) | 67.5 (60.4–70.8) | 57.1 (51.4–62.9) | 75.0 (66.1–82.1) | 62.1 (54.0–69.0) |
Yes (n = 7) | 60.7 (59.5–68.5) | 71.4 (59.7–74.7) | 65.7 (45.7–77.1) | 85.7 (60.7–85.7) | 67.4 (60.3–72.5) |
p value | 0.241 | 0.277 | 0.549 | 0.410 | 0.307 |
Total | |||||
n = 33 | 56.0 (45.2–67.9) | 67.5 (59.7–71.4) | 57.1 (51.4–68.6) | 75.0 (64.3–85.7) | 62.9 (54.5–69.2) |