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. 2023 Feb 11;164(1):169–178. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.02.007

Table 3.

Differences in Regional Brain Volume According to Chronic Cough Phenotype

Region of Interest Region of Interest Volume, Mean ± SD, mm3
Adjusted Mean Region of Interest Volume Difference,a β (95% CI)
No Chronic Cough Unexplained Chronic Cough Explained Chronic Cough Unexplained Chronic Cough P Value Explained Chronic Cough P Value
Anterior cingulate cortex 7,522 ± 1,254 7,380 ± 1,160 7,327 ± 1,133 −51.48 (−303.44 to 200.48) .689 −167.50 (−299.98 to −35.01) .013
Frontal pole 2,105 ± 302 2,103 ± 337 2,100 ± 321 6.29 (−65.35 to 77.93) .863 −4.24 (−41.90 to 33.43) .826
Inferior frontal gyrus 19,220 ± 2,240 19,150 ± 1,939 19,136 ± 2,480 19.41 (−413.02 to 451.83) .930 −10.91 (−238.28 to 216.47) .925
Insula cortex 13,556 ± 1,514 13,381 ± 1,586 13,442 ± 1,410 −111.09 (−372.87 to 150.70) .405 −88.27 (−225.92 to 49.38) .209
Middle frontal gyrus 39,377 ± 4,946 39,098 ± 4,773 38,858 ± 5,047 114.22 (−675.11 to 903.54) .777 −414.40 (−829.40 to 0.63) .050
Middle temporal gyrus 20,122 ± 2,736 19,985 ± 3,037 19,970 ± 2,641 −66.86 (−517.53 to 383.81) .771 −108.47 (−345.44 to 128.50) .370
Prefrontal cortex 124,734 ± 12,969 124,385 ± 12,648 123,560 ± 13,359 668.19 (−1,103.51 to 2,439.89) .460 −738.86 (−1,670.43 to 192.72) .120
a

Model 2 was adjusted for age (cubic), sex, age∗sex, intracranial volume, smoking, asthma, COPD, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale score > 16, and chronic pain.