Table 2. Factors leading to poor quality of life in bronchial asthma patients.
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index
| Factors | N | Quality of life | P-value | |
| Poor | Better | |||
| Advanced age | ||||
| ≥40 Years | 73 | 61 (83.6%) | 12 (16.4%) | .001 |
| <40 Years | 61 | 35 (57.4%) | 26 (42.6%) | |
| Obesity | ||||
| BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 52 | 47 (90.4%) | 5 (9.6%) | .0005 |
| BMI < 25 kg/m2 | 82 | 49 (59.8%) | 33 (40.2%) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Men | 79 | 48 (60.8%) | 31 (39.2%) | .001 |
| Women | 55 | 48 (87.3%) | 7 (12.7%) | |
| Education Level | ||||
| Uneducated | 88 | 67 (76.1%) | 21 (23.9%) | .100 |
| Educated | 46 | 29 (63%) | 17 (37%) | |
| Socioeconomic Status | ||||
| Low | 56 | 43 (76.8%) | 13 (23.2%) | .383 |
| Middle | 74 | 51 (68.9%) | 23 (31.1%) | |
| High | 4 | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | |
| Family History of Asthma | ||||
| Yes | 66 | 53 (80.3%) | 13 (19.7%) | .028 |
| No | 68 | 43 (63.2%) | 25 (36.8%) | |
| Smoker | ||||
| Yes | 59 | 46 (78%) | 13 (22%) | .150 |
| No | 75 | 50 (66.7%) | 25 (33.3%) | |
| Pets at home | ||||
| Yes | 42 | 39 (92.9%) | 3 (7.1%) | .0005 |
| No | 92 | 57 (62%) | 35 (38%) | |
| Severity of Asthma | ||||
| Moderate | 77 | 25 (43.9%) | 32 (56.1%) | .0005 |
| Mild and intermitted | 57 | 71 (92.2%) | 6 (7.8%) | |