Diagnosis of cough (n) | Mean post-prandial cough frequency | Nocturnal cough frequency | Awake cough frequency |
GORD (5) | 23.6 (7.7) | 13.2 (6.9) | 37.4 (12.1) |
Idiopathic cough (10) | 22.6 (5.7) | 6.8 (2.5) | 29.2 (7.7) |
Asthma (7) | 15.8 (5) | 7.2 (4.3) | 19.9 (8.8) |
Bronchiectasis (2) | 8.4 (0.4) | 3.9 (2.7) | 9.9 (1.1) |
COPD (2) | 36.6 (29.3) | 20.1(5) | 36.3 (2.7) |