Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the study population
From: A new simple score of chronic cough: cough evaluation test
All participants | Repeatability | Responsiveness | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases | 237 | 59 | 100 | |
Age, years | 40.4 ± 12.5 | 37.4 ± 11.2 | 40.4 ± 12.6 | 0.2286 |
Gender (% female) | 54% | 46% | 57% | 0.5054 |
Duration of cough, months | 43.0 ± 77.3 | 39.1 ± 62.1 | 36.1 ± 66.5 | 0.7415 |
LCQ-MC | 12.9 ± 3.6 | 13.6 ± 3.8 | 13.1 ± 3.7 | 0.4777 |
VAS, mm | 58.9 ± 21.0 | 52.6 ± 20.2 | 54.4 ± 20.8 | 0.2942 |
CET | 13.9 ± 4.2 | 12.8 ± 4.1 | 14.0 ± 4.1 | 0.1534 |
CSS | ||||
Daytime | 2.9 ± 0.8 | 2.7 ± 0.8 | 2.9 ± 0.8 | 0.1213 |
Nighttime | 1.3 ± 1.0 | 1.0 ± 1.0 | 1.4 ± 1.1 | 0.0685 |
Total | 4.3 ± 1.5 | 3.7 ± 1.5 | 4.3 ± 1.4 | 0.0235 |