Cough

Table 4 Comparison on physical and mental component summary of SF-36 between different etiologies (n = 110)

From: Changes in health-related quality of life and clinical implications in Chinese patients with chronic cough

Causes	Cases	PCS	MCS
UACS	10	61.9 ± 5.2	58.3 ± 6.2
CVA	54	60.6 ± 4.7	57.8 ± 5.8
GERD	6	62.0 ± 5.3	57.8 ± 5.0
NAEB	10	59.6 ± 4.1	55.9 ± 6.3
PVC	9	60.5 ± 5.0	55.9 ± 5.8
Two causes	10	59.7 ± 6.3	56.4 ± 5.6
Others	11	57.6 ± 5.5	57.1 ± 4.4
F value		0.92	0.44
P value		0.48	0.85

Abbreviation: CVA, cough variant asthma; UACS, upper airway cough syndrome; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; NAEB, nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis; PVC, post virus cough; PCS, physical component summary; MCS, mental component summary

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