Table 3 Baseline scores on HRQoL questionnaires of patients with and without ED visits or hospitalizations due to asthma in the first and the second year of follow-up
HRQoL questionnaires | 1st year | 2nd year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ED visits | Hospitalizations | ED visits | Hospitalizations | |||||
0 | ≥1 | 0 | ≥1 | 0 | ≥1 | 0 | ≥1 | |
n = 94 | n = 14 | n = 100 | n = 8 | n = 101 | n = 7 | n = 105 | n = 3 | |
AQ20 | 7.3 ± 4.6 | 11.6 ± 5.4† | 7.5 ± 4.7 | 12.4 ± 5.1* | 7.7 ± 4.8 | 10.3 ± 6.2 | 7.8 ± 4.8 | 11.6 ± 6.4 |
SGRQ scores | ||||||||
Total | 29.8 ± 17.9 | 43.1 ± 14.7† | 30.1 ± 17.6 | 48.9 ± 14.9† | 30.6 ± 17.9 | 44.5 ± 17.0 | 31.0 ± 17.9 | 48.7 ± 16.3 |
Symptoms | 41.4 ± 20.3 | 43.5 ± 22.0 | 40.7 ± 20.4 | 53.8 ± 17.9 | 41.9 ± 20.7 | 38.3 ± 16.5 | 40.8 ± 19.9 | 70.1 ± 16.2* |
Activity | 37.2 ± 24.7 | 55.1 ± 19.6* | 37.8 ± 24.2 | 60.9 ± 22.4* | 38.3 ± 24.5 | 57.2 ± 23.5 | 39.1 ± 24.8 | 54.3 ± 23.3 |
Impact | 21.9 ± 18.0 | 36.2 ± 15.7† | 22.4 ± 17.8 | 40.5 ± 16.6† | 22.7 ± 17.9 | 39.3 ± 18.1* | 23.4 ± 18.2 | 38.9 ± 15.5 |
AQLQ scores | ||||||||
Total | 5.2 ± 0.9 | 4.3 ± 1.0Ŧ | 5.2 ± 0.9 | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 4.9 ± 1.2 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 4.6 ± 1.2 |
Symptoms | 5.6 ± 1.2 | 4.7 ± 1.1* | 5.5 ± 1.2 | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 5.5 ± 1.2 | 5.2 ± 0.9 | 5.5 ± 1.2 | 5.2 ± 0.8 |
Activities | 4.6 ± 0.9 | 3.8 ± 1.0† | 4.5 ± 0.9 | 4.1 ± 1.0 | 4.5 ± 0.9 | 4.5 ± 1.4 | 4.5 ± 0.9 | 3.8 ± 1.2 |
Emotional functioning | 5.7 ± 1.2 | 4.7 ± 1.4† | 5.6 ± 1.3 | 5.5 ± 1.1 | 5.0 ± 1.3 | 5.3 ± 1.8 | 5.6 ± 1.3 | 4.8 ± 2.2 |
Environmental stimuli | 5.6 ± 1.3 | 4.2 ± 1.7† | 5.5 ± 1.4 | 4.7 ± 1.5 | 5.5 ± 1.4 | 4.8 ± 1.8 | 5.4 ± 1.4 | 5.0 ± 1.7 |