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