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Table 6 Spearman rank correlations between different health outcome measures at baseline (N = 237)

From: A new simple score of chronic cough: cough evaluation test

 

CET

VAS

LCQ-MC

CSS Total

CSS daytime

CSS nighttime

CET

 

0.70*#

−0.74*&

0.71*

0.60*

0.53*

VAS

0.70*#

 

− 0.61*

0.66*

0.60*

0.43*

LCQ-MC

−0.74*&

− 0.61*

 

− 0.54*

− 0.50*

− 0.38*

CSS Total

0.71*

0.66*

−0.54*

 

0.76*

0.79*

CSS daytime

0.60*

0.60*

−0.50*

0.76*

 

0.23*

CSS nighttime

0.53*

0.43*

−0.38*

0.79*

0.23*

 
  1. * P < 0.0001
  2. # correlation between CET and cough VAS versus correlation between VAS and LCQ-MS or correlation between VAS and CSS daytime/nighttime (P < 0.0001, P = 0.0143, P < 0.0001, respectively)
  3. & correlation between CET and LCQ-MC versus correlation between VAS and LCQ-MS or correlation between LCQ-MS and CSS total/daytime/nighttime (P = 0.0002, P < 0.0001, P < 0.0001, P < 0.0001, respectively)