Table 3 |
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Characteristics of patients diagnosed with OSA. |
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Patient characteristic |
N = 33 |
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Age (mean ± SD) |
57 (± 13) |
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Female:Male ratio |
1.3 |
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BMI kg/m2 (mean ± SD) |
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Overall |
35 (± 7) |
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Male |
33(± 4) |
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Female |
36 (± 8) |
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Duration of cough in weeks (mean ± SD) |
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Overall |
88 (± 262) |
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Male |
23 (± 26) |
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Female |
136 (± 341) |
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Comorbidities |
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Hypertension |
12 (37%) |
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Diabetes mellitus |
7 (21%) |
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Known sleep apnea |
12 (37%) |
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Coronary artery disease |
1 (3%) |
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ACE-I therapy |
6 (18%) |
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Single diagnoses for cough |
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GERD |
17/33 (52%) |
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UACS |
2/33 (9%) |
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CVA |
0 |
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Multiple diagnoses for cough |
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GERD & UACS |
10/33 (30%) |
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UACS & CVA |
0 |
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GERD & CVA |
1/33 (3%) |
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UACS, GERD & CVA |
2/33 (6%) |
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Abbreviations: OSA - Obstructive sleep apnea; BMI - Body mass index; ACE-I - Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. |
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Sundar et al. Cough 2010 6:2 doi:10.1186/1745-9974-6-2 |
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