From: Chronic cough and obstructive sleep apnea in a community-based pulmonary practice
Patient characteristic | N = 33 |
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Age (mean ± SD) | 57 (± 13) |
Female:Male ratio | 1.3 |
BMI kg/m2 (mean ± SD) |  |
   Overall | 35 (± 7) |
   Male | 33(± 4) |
   Female | 36 (± 8) |
Duration of cough in weeks (mean ± SD) |  |
   Overall | 88 (± 262) |
   Male | 23 (± 26) |
   Female | 136 (± 341) |
Comorbidities | Â |
   Hypertension | 12 (37%) |
   Diabetes mellitus | 7 (21%) |
   Known sleep apnea | 12 (37%) |
   Coronary artery disease | 1 (3%) |
   ACE-I therapy | 6 (18%) |
Single diagnoses for cough | Â |
   GERD | 17/33 (52%) |
   UACS | 2/33 (9%) |
   CVA | 0 |
Multiple diagnoses for cough | Â |
   GERD & UACS | 10/33 (30%) |
   UACS & CVA | 0 |
   GERD & CVA | 1/33 (3%) |
UACS, GERD & CVA | 2/33 (6%) |