Cough

Table 2 Statistical comparison between values for VC and for Reflex Cough.

From: Intra-abdominal Pressures during Voluntary and Reflex Cough

Variable	Unit	VC	LCR	P
AUC	cm H2O·s	349.6 ± 55.2	986.6 ± 116.8	< 0.01
Number of peaks	-	1.78 ± 0.28	6.00 ± 0.94	< 0.01
Mean IAP *	cm H₂O	45.6 ± 4.65	44.5 ± 9.31	0.052
Peak IAP	cm H₂O	139.5 ± 14.2	164.9 ± 15.8	0.07
Episode duration	s	10.2 ± 1.36	27.0 ± 0.74	< 0.01

* Mean IAP calculated as a singular value for each cough event.

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