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Aerodynamic Measures of Normal Adult Cough Stratified by Height.
| Characteristic | Height Group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–64” | 65–69” | 70–74” | 75–80” | P Value | |||||
| n = 13 | n = 29 | n = 7 | n = 3 | ||||||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | ||
| Female (n, %) | 13 | 100.0 | 16 | 55.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | <.0001 |
| Age (y) | 52.9 | 16.3 | 49.1 | 18.0 | 62.4 | 11.1 | 50.7 | 14.7 | .318 |
| Peak flow (L/min) | 577.1 | 186.5 | 653.9 | 271.5 | 886.3 | 190.1 | 1116.0 | 209.6 | .002 |
| Peak pressure (Pa) | 1.11 | 0.39 | 1.25 | 0.39 | 1.91 | 0.43 | 2.06 | 0.31 | <.0001 |
| Expiratory rise time (ms) | 73.4 | 12.2 | 63.6 | 16.1 | 62.7 | 25.9 | 51.8 | 8.5 | 0.151 |
