Women | Men | p Value | |
Cough frequency, coughs/h (n = 86) | |||
24-hour* | 16.6 (13.1 to 21.0) | 9.4 (6.4 to 13.9) | 0.01 |
Day† | 23.7 (12.4–37.5) | 15.6 (11.1–24.3) | 0.06 |
Night† | 4.5 (2.1–12.9) | 0.8 (0.1–4.5) | <0.001 |
Cough reflex sensitivity, M (n = 98) | |||
Log10C5† | −0.9 (−1.2 to −0.6) | −0.6 (−0.9 to 0.0) | 0.002 |
Log10C2† | −1.12 (−1.5 to −0.76) | −0.9 (−1.22 to −0.6) | 0.06 |
LCQ (n = 100) | |||
Total‡ | 12.0 (3.6) | 12.2 (3.2) | 0.76 |
Physical‡ | 4.2 (1.1) | 4.6 (1.0) | 0.05 |
Social‡ | 3.9 (1.4) | 3.8 (1.3) | 0.78 |
Psychological‡ | 3.9 (1.5) | 3.8 (1.2) | 0.62 |
LCQ, Leicester Cough Questionnaire.
Data expressed as *geometric mean (95% confidence intervals), †median (interquartile range, IQR) and ‡mean (SD).