Table 3 Comparison of mean scores on CCEI subscales for cough patients (n = 15) and published healthy controls(n = 109) [9]

FFA

5.8 (4.5)

5.11 (3.1)

0.96

N.S

PA

4.1 (3.4)

2.9 (2.2)

2.32

< 0.05

OBS

6.8 (3.6)

5.8 (3.1)

1.71

< 0.05

SOM

5.6 (4.1)

3.2 (2.4)

3.9

< 0.001

DEP

4.7 (3.4)

3.3 (2.3)

2.54

< 0.05