Table 3

Comparison of mean scores on CCEI subscales for cough patients (n = 15) and published healthy controls(n = 109) [9]


All Cough (n = 57)
Published controls (n = 109) [9]
t value
p value

FFA
5.8 (4.5)
5.11 (3.1)
0.96
N.S
PA
4.1 (3.4)
2.9 (2.2)
2.32
< 0.05
OBS
6.8 (3.6)
5.8 (3.1)
1.71
< 0.05
SOM
5.6 (4.1)
3.2 (2.4)
3.9
< 0.001
DEP
4.7 (3.4)
3.3 (2.3)
2.54
< 0.05

Values given as mean (SD)

CCEI – Crown Crisp experiential Index,FFA – free floating anxiety, PA – phobic anxiety, OBS – obsession,

SOM – somatisation, DEP – depression, NS – not significant

McGarvey et al. Cough 2006 2:4   doi:10.1186/1745-9974-2-4