Table 3 Correlations between PAQLQ total score of asthmatic children and the study parameters

Age (years)

 − 0.111

0.561

Body mass index (kg/m²)

0.118

0.871

Socioeconomic score

 − 0.326

0.079

Age at diagnosis (year)

 − 0.241

0.200

Level of asthma control

0.342

0.064

Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)

0.323

0.282

FEV1/FVC ratio^a

0.209

0.494

MMEF 75/25^b

0.392

0.185

Severe asthma exacerbations

 − 0.368

0.045*

Hospital admissions in the last year

 − 0.505

0.004**

Pediatric Respiratory Severity Score

 − 0.515

0.004**

Pediatric asthma symptoms scale

 − 0.423

0.020*

Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure (PRAM) score

 − 0.407

0.026*