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Table 1 Characteristics of cough sounds; see additional files 1-9 for the sound files used in this study (converted to mp3 format).

From: The description of cough sounds by healthcare professionals

No.

Gender

Cough with mucus

Cough with wheeze

Diagnosis

Category

1

Female

no

no

Laryngitis

A

2

Male

yes

yes

COPD/Bronchiectasis

D

3

Female

no

yes

COPD

C

4

Male

no

no

IPF

A

5

Female

no

no

IPF

A

6

Female

no

yes

Asthma

C

7

Male

no

yes

Asthma

C

8

Male

yes

no

Bronchiectasis

B

9

Male

yes

yes

COPD

D