Table 4.
Perceived health changes
| Former N (%) |
Current N (%) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health changes after starting use of ECs | |||
| Have not paid attention to this | 3 (1) | 8 (13) | <.01 |
| No | 8 (3) | 9 (13) | |
| Yes | 226 (95) | 47 (73) | |
| Persistent symptoms before starting ECs | |||
| Cough | 63 (27) | 40 (62) | <.01 |
| Wheeze | 48 (20) | 34 (53) | <.01 |
| Chest tightness | 53 (22) | 29 (45) | <.01 |
| Sputum | 82 (35) | 30 (47) | 0.07 |
| Sinus | 104 (44) | 35 (55) | 0.12 |
| Symptoms improved after start using ECsa | |||
| Cough | 57 (90) | 24 (60) | <.01 |
| Wheeze | 43 (90) | 22 (65) | <.01 |
| Chest tightness | 46 (87) | 16 (55) | <.01 |
| Sputum | 64 (78) | 16 (55) | 0.01 |
| Sinus | 83 (81) | 24 (69) | 0.17 |
*P-value determined with Chi-square test or Fisher’s Exact Test if any response category had fewer than 5 respondents
aLimited to respondents reporting symptoms