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Clinical characteristics |
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| Normal |
Chronic cough |
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| Number |
16 |
13 |
| Age# |
48 (4) |
54 (4) |
| Male/Female |
7/9 |
3/10 |
| FEV1% predicted# |
106 (4) |
91 (4)* |
| FEV1/FVC %# |
82 (1) |
81 (1) |
| Total LCQ# |
6.9 (0.01) |
5.7 (0.33)* |
| Physical domain# |
6.9 (0.03) |
5.5 (0.30)* |
| Psychosocial domain# |
7.0 (0.0) |
6.0 (0.38)* |
| Social domain# |
7.0 (0.02) |
5.8 (0.44)* |
| Cough VAS# |
0.9 (0.4) |
29.5 (6.3)* |
| Mannitol PD15 |
> 2.8 |
> 2.8 |
| Capsaicin C2∧ |
16 (0.1) |
4 (0.2)* |
| Capsaicin C5∧ |
251 (0.1) |
63 (0.1)* |
| Mannitol C2∧ |
126 (0.2) |
32 (0.2)* |
| Mannitol C5∧ |
501 (0.04) |
316 (0.07)* |
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#mean (SEM), ∧geometric mean (logSEM), *p < 0.05 | ||
Singapuri et al. Cough 2008 4:10 doi:10.1186/1745-9974-4-10 |
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