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Table 2 The determinants of continuing cough at five years from initial assessment

From: Long-term prognosis of chronic cough: a prospective, observational cohort study

 

Adjusted OR

95% CI

P value

Chronic rhinitis or reflux disease

8.0

2.2–29

0.001

RDR to histamine at initial assessment

0.19a

0.06–0.65

0.008

CDR to hypertonic saline at initial assessment

2.4b

1.0–5.6

0.05

  1. aAdjusted OR calculated per one %/mg. bAdjusted OR calculated per one cough/Osm/kg. RDR = response-to-dose ratio; CDR = coughs-to-dose-ratio