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

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 3 The determinants of continuing impairment in cough-related quality of life (< 1.3 points increase in Leicester Cough Questionnaire) at five years from initial assessment

	Adjusted OR	95% CI	P value
Body mass index at initial assessment	1.5 ^a	1.2–2.0	0.001
Atopy	0.19	0.04–0.84	0.03
Pet at home	0.27	0.06–1.2	0.08
Number of background disorders	2.2 ^b	0.95–4.9	0.06

^aAdjusted OR calculated per one kg/m². ^bAdjusted OR calculated per one background disorder

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