Table 1 Patient demographics, comorbidities and etiology of chronic cough.
From: Chronic cough and obstructive sleep apnea in a community-based pulmonary practice
Patient characteristics | N = 75 |
|---|---|
Age in years (mean ± SD) | 57 (± 14) |
Female:Male ratio | 1.5 |
BMI kg/m2 (mean ± SD) |  |
   Overall | 32 (± 8) |
   Male | 31 (± 5) |
   Female | 33 (± 9) |
Duration of cough in weeks (mean ± SD) |  |
   Overall | 127 (± 274) |
   Male | 55 (± 101) |
   Female | 175 (± 337) |
Comorbidities | Â |
   Hypertension | 25 (33%) |
   Diabetes mellitus | 9 (12%) |
   Rheumatoid arthritis | 1 (1%) |
   Known sleep apnea | 13 (17%) |
   Coronary artery disease | 1 (1%) |
   ACE-I therapy | 10 (13%) |
Single diagnoses for cough | 43/75 (57%) |
   GERD | 28 (37%) |
   UACS | 9 (12%) |
   CVA | 6 (8%) |
Multiple diagnoses for cough | 31/75 (41%) |
   GERD & UACS | 23 (31%) |
   UACS & CVA | 2 (3%) |
   GERD & CVA | 4 (5%) |
UACS, GERD & CVA | 2 (2%) |