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Table 4.

Association of cough with particular activities.

Characteristic	All dogs (n=115)	LAD alone (n=64)	No LAD (n=27)	P-value LAD alone vs No LAD
Association with exercise
Worse	49 (43%)	29 (45%)^a	6 (22%)^a	0.039
Better	4 (3%)	0 (0%)	4 (15%)	0.0016
Association with excitement
Worse	66 (57%)	36 (56%)	13 (48%)	0.479
Better	1 (1%)	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	0.514
Association with drinking
Worse	24 (21%)	10 (16%)	8 (30%)	0.126
Better	5 (4%)	3 (5%)	0 (0%)	0.253
Association with eating
Worse	12 (10%)	2 (3%)^b	7 (26%)^b	0.0016
Better	4 (3%)	3 (5%)	0 (0%)	0.253
Association with sleep
Worse	45 (39%)	25 (39%)	10 (37%)	0.856
Better	23 (20%)	14 (22%)	2 (7%)	0.978
Association with weather or season
Worse	22 (19%)	15 (23%)	2 (7%)	0.073
Better	8 (7%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	0.074

LAD, large airway disease;

^a,b

Statistically different.