Table 5.
Median score (interquartile range) of AQLQ-J and AQLQ-S according to patient characteristics
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AQLQ-J |
AQLQ-S |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptoms | Environmental Stimuli | Emotional Function | Activity Limitation | Total | Breathlessness | Mood | Social | Concerns | Total | |
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Gender |
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| Female |
5.20 (4.20-6.00) N=105 |
5.67 (4.67-6.00) N=105 |
5.33 (4.00-6.33) N=105 |
6.25 (5.25-6.75) N=104 |
5.50 (4.57-6.07) N=104 |
0.80 (0.40-1.20) N=104 |
0.80 (0.40-1.40) N=104 |
0.29 (0.00-0.86) N=105 |
0.57 (0.29-1.14) N=104 |
0.70 (0.35-1.10) N=104 |
| Male |
5.10 (4.60-6.00) N=34 |
6.00 (5.33-7.00) N=34 |
5.67 (4.33-6.33) N=33 |
6.63 (5.75-7.00) N=34 |
5.93 (5.27-6.20) N=33 |
0.60 (0.40-1.00) N=34 |
0.90 (0.40-1.40 N=34 |
0.14 (0.00-0.71) N=34 |
0.64 (0.29-1.00) N=34 |
0.63 (0.45-0.95) N=34 |
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P value* |
0.58 |
0.003 |
0.61 |
0.03 |
0.10 |
0.48 |
0.70 |
0.39 |
0.74 |
0.69 |
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Health care usage (GP visit) during the past four months | ||||||||||
| Yes |
4.20 (3.60-5.20) N=35 |
5.33 (4.00-6.00) N=35 |
5.00 (4.00-6.33) N=35 |
6.00 (4.25-6.75) N=35 |
4.93 (4.40-5.93) N=35 |
1.00 (0.60-1.60) N=35 |
1.20 (0.80-1.80) N=35 |
0.29 (0.00-1.29) N=35 |
0.86 (0.43-1.43) N=35 |
0.90 (0.55-1.55) N=35 |
| No |
5.40 (4.60-6.10) N=104 |
5.67 (4.67-6.33) N=104 |
5.67 (4.33-6.67) N=103 |
6.25 (5.75-7.00) N=103 |
5.77 (5.13-6.20) N=102 |
0.60 (0.40-1.00) N=103 |
0.80 (0.40-1.20) N=103 |
0.29 (0.07-0.71) N=104 |
0.57 (0.29-1.00) N=103 |
0.55 (0.35-0.95) N=103 |
|
P value* |
0.0009 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.04 |
0.003 |
0.002 |
0.0003 |
0.51 |
0.01 |
0.002 |
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Perceived asthma severity | ||||||||||
| No symptoms |
6.10 (5.40-6.20) N=4 |
6.00 (5.50-6.50) N=4 |
6.00 (5.50-6.67) N=4 |
6.88 (6.38-7.00) N=4 |
6.27 (5.73-6.53) N=4 |
0.30 (0.20-0.50) N=4 |
0.40 (0.10-0.70) N=4 |
0.14 (0.07-0.50) N=4 |
0.00 (0.00-0.43) N=4 |
0.23 (0.15-0.48) N=4 |
| Mild |
5.40 (4.60-6.20) N=67 |
5.67 (4.67-6.00) N=67 |
6.00 (4.67-6.67) N=67 |
6.50 (6.00-7.00) N=66 |
5.80 (5.20-6.33) N=66 |
0.60 (0.40-0.80) N=66 |
0.80 (0.40-1.20) N=66 |
0.14 (0.00-0.71) N=67 |
0.43 (0.29-1.00) N=66 |
0.53 (0.35-0.90) N=66 |
| Moderate |
5.00 (3.90-5.80) N=64 |
5.67 (4.67-6.33) N=64 |
5.00 (4.00-6.00) N=63 |
6.25 (5.13-6.75) N=64 |
5.33 (4.53-5.93) N=63 |
0.80 (0.60-1.40) N=64 |
0.98 (0.50-1.40) N=64 |
0.29 (0.00-0.86) N=64 |
0.71 (0.43-1.21) N=64 |
0.73 (0.45-1.28) N=64 |
| Severe |
3.50 (2.60-4.10) N=4 |
4.17 (2.67-5.33) N=4 |
3.50 (2.17-5.33) N=4 |
4.50 (3.63-5.88) N=4 |
4.20 (2.93-4.93) N=4 |
1.70 (1.30-2.20) N=4 |
1.70 (1.60-2.80) N=4 |
1.38 (0.29-2.93) N=4 |
1.43 (0.71-2.79) N=4 |
1.58 (1.03-2.65) N=4 |
| P value** | 0.003 | 0.28 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.004 | 0.0002 | 0.007 | 0.29 | 0.008 | 0.002 |
*Wilcoxon rank sum two sample test (normal approximation, including continuity correction).
**Kruskal-Wallis test.